"Where there is peace, God is." ~George Herbert

"Carve your blessings in stone." ~Anon
"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again." ~William Penn
"Dictum sapienti sat est - A word to a wise person is sufficient." ~Cicero Ovid Seneca

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VOLTAIRE Quotes


"A witty saying proves nothing." ~Voltaire

"Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills."~Voltaire

"Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." ~Voltaire

"Doctors give drug of which they know little, into bodies, of which they know less, for diseases of which they know nothing at all." ~Voltaire

"Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do." ~Voltaire 

"Everything you say should be true but not everything true should be said." ~Voltaire 

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

"God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well." ~Voltaire

 “History is a collection of agreed upon lies.” ~Voltaire, French philosopher 

“I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.” ~Voltaire

"I do not have to agree with what you believe and what you say, but I will make sure that you are allowed to say what you want." ~Voltaire 


"I have chosen to be happy, it's good for my health." ~Voltaire

"I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old age." ~Voltaire

"It is dangerous to be right in matters about which the established authorities are wrong." ~Voltaire 

"It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere." ~Voltaire

"It's love; love, the comfort of the human species, the preserver of the universe, the soul of all sentient beings, tender love." ~Voltaire

"It is up to us to cultivate our garden."
~Voltaire, Candide 

"Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers." ~Voltaire

"Keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn very little." ~Voltaire

"Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." ~Voltaire

"Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats." ~Voltaire

"Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination." ~Voltaire

"Minds differ still more than faces." ~Voltaire

"No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking." ~Voltaire

"Of all the journeys she travelled, the journey back to herself was the most magnificent." ~Voltaire

"One day everything will be all right, that is our hope. Today everything is alright, it is our illusion."-~Voltaire
("Eines Tages wird alles gut sein, das ist unsere Hoffnung. Heute ist alles in Ordnung, das ist unsere Illusion." ~Voltaire (German)

"Perfection is attained by slow degrees; she requires the hand of time." ~Voltaire

"Prejudices are what fools use for reason." ~Voltaire on Fool

"Stupid is the man who always remains the same." ~Voltaire   

"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease." ~Voltaire

"The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself." ~Voltaire

"The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes." ~Voltaire

"The more I read, the more I meditate; and the more I acquire, the more I am enabled to affirm that I know nothing" ~Voltaire

"The most courageous decision that you can make each day is to be in a good mood." ~Voltaire 

"The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood." ~Voltaire

"...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

"The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it." ~Voltaire

"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise." ~Voltaire

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

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

"Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need." ~Voltaire

“Writing is the painting of the voice; the closer the resemblance, the better it is” ~Voltaire

BIO

Voltaire, born François-Marie Arouet on 21 November 1694, was a French writer,  historian and philosopher during the 18th century Enlightenment period.

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