Quotes from Voltaire

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.

Society therefore is an ancient as the world.

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees it requires the hand of time.

We know many truths; we have discovered many useful inventions. Let us console ourselves for not knowing possible connections between a spider and the ring of Saturn, and continue examining what is within our reach.

Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.

We must cultivate our garden.

Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.

History in general is a collection of crimes, follies, and misfortunes among which we have now and then met with a few virtues, and some happy times.

Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn't illegal.

Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.

Exaggeration, the inseparable companion of greatness.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.