Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.
VOLTAIREReading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
More Voltaire Quotes
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The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
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If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other’s throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace.
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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
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God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
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Dare to think for yourself.
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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything’s fine today, that is our illusion.
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Let us cultivate our garden.
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