“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“Common sense is not so common.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“Dare to think for yourself.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“Man is free at the instant he wants to be.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“Man is free at the instant he wants to be.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“Don't think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize"
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“History never repeats itself. Man always does.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing.”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)
“Illusion is the first of all pleasures”
― Voltaire (1694-1778)