Voltaire

Quotes by Voltaire

Quotes by Voltaire

“Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.” Voltaire

“Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do.” Voltaire

“God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.” Voltaire

“God is always on the side of the big battalions.” Voltaire

“If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.” Voltaire

“Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.” Voltaire

“It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.” Voltaire

“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” Voltaire

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

“Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.” Voltaire

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“The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.” Voltaire

“The secret of being boring is to say everything.” Voltaire

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