Voltaire Quotes, Doubt Quotes, Ridiculous Quotes

Doubt is not a very agreeable status, but certainty is a ridiculous one.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Doubt Quotes , Ridiculous Quotes

To pray to God is to flatter oneself that with words one can alter nature.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Praying Quotes , Praying To God Quotes

There's scarce a point whereon mankind agree - So well as in their boast of killing me; I boast of nothing, but when I've a mind - I think I can be even with mankind

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Thinking Quotes , Mind Quotes

What can I hope when all is right?

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Atheism Quotes

The opinion of all lawyers, the unanimous cry of the nation, and the good of the state, are in themselves a law.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Law Quotes , Opinion Quotes

Observe that noses were made to wear spectacles; and so we have spectacles. Legs were visibly instituted to be breeched, and we have breeches. Stones were formed to be quarried and to build castles; and My Lord has a very noble castle; the greatest Baron in the province should have the best house; and as pigs were made to be eaten, we eat pork all year round; consequently, those who have asserted all is well talk nonsense; they ought to have said that all is for the best.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Years Quotes , Pigs Quotes

The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly can pay for the benefit of the other third.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Art Quotes , Government Quotes

Not all citizens can be equally strong; but they can all be equally free.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Strong Quotes , Justice Quotes

We must cultivate our own garden.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Healing Quotes , Garden Quotes

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

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Faith Quotes , Spiritual Quotes

Fame is a heavy burden.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Fame Quotes , Burden Quotes

God prefers bad verses recited with a pure heart to the finest verses chanted by the wicked.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Prayer Quotes , Heart Quotes

Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes

If it's too silly to be said, it can always be sung.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Silly Quotes , Said Quotes

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Funny Quotes , Use It Or Lose It Quotes

It has taken seas of blood to drown the idol of despotism, but the English do not think they bought their laws too dearly.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Taken Quotes , Thinking Quotes

It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Book Quotes , Silent Quotes

It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Age Quotes , Opinion Quotes

Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not deserve to be read.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Moving Quotes , Men Quotes

I confess that my stomach does not take to this style of cooking. I cannot accept calves sweetbreads swimming in a salty sauce, nor can I eat mince consisting of turkey, hare, and rabbit, which they try to persuade me comes from a single animal... As for the cooks, I really cannot be expected to put up with this ham essence, nor the excessive quantity of morels and other mushrooms, pepper, and nutmeg with which they disguise perfectly good food.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Swimming Quotes , Animal Quotes