93 quotes by Voltaire

“The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.” — Voltaire

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“God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.” — Voltaire

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“What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.” — Voltaire

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“Fear follows crime and is its punishment.” — Voltaire

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“It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.” — Voltaire

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“We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden he was put there so that he should work, which proves that man was not born to rest.” — Voltaire

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“I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.” — Voltaire

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

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“If there were no God, it would be necessary to invent him.” — Voltaire

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“It is not known precisely where angels dwell whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has not been God's pleasure that we should be informed of their abode.” — Voltaire

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“To believe in God is impossible; not to believe in Him is absurd.” — Voltaire

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“The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year.” — Voltaire

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“In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.” — Voltaire

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“An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.” — Voltaire

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“The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.” — Voltaire

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“One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.” — Voltaire

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“The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.” — Voltaire

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“He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend provided, of course, he really is dead.” — Voltaire

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“The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it.” — Voltaire

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“Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.” — Voltaire

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“Common sense is not so common.” — Voltaire

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“It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.” — Voltaire

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“Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same.” — Voltaire

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“Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.” — Voltaire

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“All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.” — Voltaire

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