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Voltaire Quotes

History supplies little beyond a list of those who have accommodated themselves with the property of others Picture Quote #1

The multiplicity of facts and writings is become so great that every thing must soon be reduced to extracts and dictionaries Picture Quote #1

That generous maxim, that it is much more prudence to acquit two persons, though actually guilty, than to pass sentence of condemnation on one that is virtuous and innocent Picture Quote #1

In this world we run the risk of having to choose between being either the anvil or the hammer Picture Quote #1

Ancient histories, as one of our wits has said, are but fables that have been agreed upon Picture Quote #1

Ask a toad what is beauty... ; he will answer that it is a female with two great round eyes coming out of her little head, a large flat mouth, a yellow belly and a brown back Picture Quote #1

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All pleasantry should be short; and it might even be as well were the serious short also Picture Quote #1

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one part of the citizens to give to the other Picture Quote #1

All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free Picture Quote #1

We are obliged to place ourselves on the level of our age before we can rise above it Picture Quote #1

If you wish to obtain a great name or to found an establishment, be completely mad; but be sure that your madness corresponds with the turn and temper of your age Picture Quote #1

History is the recital of facts represented as true. Fable, on the other hand, is the recital of facts represented as fiction Picture Quote #1

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Everyone places his good where he can and has as much of it as he can, in his own way Picture Quote #1

The question of good and evil remains in irremediable chaos for those who seek to fathom it in reality. It is a mere mental sport to the disputants, who are captives that play with their chains Picture Quote #1

The pleasure of governing must certainly be exquisite, if we may judge from the vast numbers who are eager to be concerned with it Picture Quote #1

The rude beginnings of every art acquire a greater celebrity than the art in perfection; he who first played the fiddle was looked upon as a demigod Picture Quote #1

Pleasantry is never good on serious points, because it always regards subjects in that point of view in which it is not the purpose to consider them Picture Quote #1

Adultery is an evil only inasmuch as it is a theft; but we do not steal that which is given to us Picture Quote #1

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It must be confessed that the inventors of the mechanical arts have been much more useful to men than the inventors of syllogisms Picture Quote #1

The worthy administrators of justice are like a cat set to take care of a cheese, lest it should be gnawed by the mice. One bite of the cat does more damage to the cheese than twenty mice can do Picture Quote #1

Men, generally going with the stream, seldom judge for themselves, and purity of taste is almost as rare as talent Picture Quote #1

Let all the laws be clear, uniform, and precise; to interpret laws is almost always to corrupt them Picture Quote #1

The opinion of all lawyers, the unanimous cry of the nation, and the good of the state, are in themselves a law Picture Quote #1

I doubt not that in due time, when the arts are brought to perfection, some means will be found to give a sound head to a man who has none at all Picture Quote #1

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The harmony of a concert, to which you listen with delight, must have on certain classes of minute animals the effect of terrible thunder; perhaps it kills them Picture Quote #1

To wish the greatness of our own country is often to wish evil to our neighbors. He who could bring himself to wish that his country should always remain as it is, would be a citizen of the universe Picture Quote #1

Opinion is called the queen of the world; it is so, for when reason opposes it, it is condemned to death. It must rise twenty times from its ashes to gradually drive away the usurper Picture Quote #1

The abuse of grace is affectation, as the abuse of the sublime is absurdity; all perfection is nearly a fault Picture Quote #1

The instinct of a man is to pursue everything that flies from him, and to fly from all that pursue him Picture Quote #1

All the persecutors declare against each other mortal war, while the philosopher, oppressed by them all, contents himself with pitying them Picture Quote #1

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History supplies little beyond a list of those who have accommodated themselves with the property of others (Voltaire Quotes) The multiplicity of facts and writings is become so great that every thing must soon be reduced to extracts and dictionaries (Voltaire Quotes) That generous maxim, that it is much more prudence to acquit two persons, though actually guilty, than to pass sentence of condemnation on one that is virtuous and innocent (Voltaire Quotes) In this world we run the risk of having to choose between being either the anvil or the hammer (Voltaire Quotes) Ancient histories, as one of our wits has said, are but fables that have been agreed upon (Voltaire Quotes) Ask a toad what is beauty... ; he will answer that it is a female with two great round eyes coming out of her little head, a large flat mouth, a yellow belly and a brown back (Voltaire Quotes) All pleasantry should be short; and it might even be as well were the serious short also (Voltaire Quotes) In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one part of the citizens to give to the other (Voltaire Quotes) All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free (Voltaire Quotes) We are obliged to place ourselves on the level of our age before we can rise above it (Voltaire Quotes) If you wish to obtain a great name or to found an establishment, be completely mad; but be sure that your madness corresponds with the turn and temper of your age (Voltaire Quotes) History is the recital of facts represented as true. Fable, on the other hand, is the recital of facts represented as fiction (Voltaire Quotes) Everyone places his good where he can and has as much of it as he can, in his own way (Voltaire Quotes) The question of good and evil remains in irremediable chaos for those who seek to fathom it in reality. It is a mere mental sport to the disputants, who are captives that play with their chains (Voltaire Quotes) The pleasure of governing must certainly be exquisite, if we may judge from the vast numbers who are eager to be concerned with it (Voltaire Quotes) The rude beginnings of every art acquire a greater celebrity than the art in perfection; he who first played the fiddle was looked upon as a demigod (Voltaire Quotes) Pleasantry is never good on serious points, because it always regards subjects in that point of view in which it is not the purpose to consider them (Voltaire Quotes) Adultery is an evil only inasmuch as it is a theft; but we do not steal that which is given to us (Voltaire Quotes) It must be confessed that the inventors of the mechanical arts have been much more useful to men than the inventors of syllogisms (Voltaire Quotes) The worthy administrators of justice are like a cat set to take care of a cheese, lest it should be gnawed by the mice. One bite of the cat does more damage to the cheese than twenty mice can do (Voltaire Quotes) Men, generally going with the stream, seldom judge for themselves, and purity of taste is almost as rare as talent (Voltaire Quotes) Let all the laws be clear, uniform, and precise; to interpret laws is almost always to corrupt them (Voltaire Quotes) The opinion of all lawyers, the unanimous cry of the nation, and the good of the state, are in themselves a law (Voltaire Quotes) I doubt not that in due time, when the arts are brought to perfection, some means will be found to give a sound head to a man who has none at all (Voltaire Quotes) The harmony of a concert, to which you listen with delight, must have on certain classes of minute animals the effect of terrible thunder; perhaps it kills them (Voltaire Quotes) To wish the greatness of our own country is often to wish evil to our neighbors. He who could bring himself to wish that his country should always remain as it is, would be a citizen of the universe (Voltaire Quotes) Opinion is called the queen of the world; it is so, for when reason opposes it, it is condemned to death. It must rise twenty times from its ashes to gradually drive away the usurper (Voltaire Quotes) The abuse of grace is affectation, as the abuse of the sublime is absurdity; all perfection is nearly a fault (Voltaire Quotes) The instinct of a man is to pursue everything that flies from him, and to fly from all that pursue him (Voltaire Quotes) All the persecutors declare against each other mortal war, while the philosopher, oppressed by them all, contents himself with pitying them (Voltaire Quotes)

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