Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old Voltaire quotes, Voltaire sayings, and Voltaire proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.'
Our labour preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want.Voltaire
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God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. Give ourselves the gift of living well
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I advise you to go on living solely to enrage those who are paying your annuities. It is the only pleasure I have left.Voltaire
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We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden he was put there so that he should work, which proves that man was not born to rest.Voltaire
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Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices.Voltaire
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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.Voltaire
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The honors due to real genius share.Voltaire
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I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that flies are born to be eaten by spiders and man to be devoured by sorrow.
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History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up.Voltaire
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Every public man pays tribute to malignity, but he is rewarded in honors and gold.Voltaire
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Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.Voltaire
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The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.Voltaire
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The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.Voltaire
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.Voltaire
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Doctors prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of which they know nothing.Voltaire
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The perfect is the enemy of the good.Voltaire
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Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.Voltaire
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Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.Voltaire
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It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.Voltaire
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All the persecutors declare against each other mortal war, while the philosopher, oppressed by them all, contents himself with pitying them.Voltaire
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The discovery of what is true, and the practice of that which is good, are the two most important objects of philosophy.Voltaire
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Philosophers never stood in need of Homer or the Pharisees to be convinced! that everything is done by immutable! laws; that everything is settled; that everything is the necessary effect of some previous cause. Voltaire
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God gave us the gift of life. it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.Voltaire
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A long dispute means that both parties are wrong.Voltaire
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What a heavy burden is a name that has too soon become famous. Voltaire
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In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.Voltaire
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Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung. Voltaire
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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. Voltaire
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The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.Voltaire
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Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.Voltaire