Voltaire Quotes

"The superfluous is very necessary."
-Voltaire

"The secret of being boring is to say everything."
-Voltaire

"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."
-Voltaire

"May God defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies."
-Voltaire in God quotes.

"A witty saying proves nothing."
-Voltaire in Quotations quotes.

"We're neither pure; nor wise; nor good; we do the best we know."
-Voltaire

"Man is free at the moment he wishes to be."
-Voltaire in Wishes quotes.

"Judge of a man by his questions rather than by his answers."
-Voltaire in Questioning quotes.

"Do well and you will have no need for ancestors."
-Voltaire

"The art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of the citizens to give to the other."
-Voltaire in Art quotes.

"True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others."
-Voltaire in Greatness quotes.

"...the safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death."
-Voltaire in Fear quotes.

"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it."
-Voltaire in Enemies quotes.

"Canada: A few acres of snow."
-Voltaire

"Anything too stupid to be said is sung."
-Voltaire

"The history of human opinion is scarcely anything more than the history of human errors."
-Voltaire in History quotes.

"In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one part of the citizens to give to the other."
-Voltaire in Government quotes.

"Everything's fine today, that is our illusion."
-Voltaire

"I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit, and once when I won one."
-Voltaire

"Indolence is sweet, and its consequences bitter."
-Voltaire in Consequences quotes.

"To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered."
-Voltaire in Stupidity quotes.

"The man who leaves money to charity in his will is only giving away what no longer belongs to him."
-Voltaire in Charity quotes.

"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him."
-Voltaire in Atheism quotes.

"Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us."
-Voltaire in Life quotes.

"If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated."
-Voltaire in God quotes.

"Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game."
-Voltaire in Life quotes.

"Common sense is not so common."
-Voltaire