quotes by Voltaire

"Let us read and let us dance — two amusements that will never do any harm to the world."
— Voltaire

"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it."
— Voltaire

"If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated-

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh-

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung-

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong-

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd-

In general the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give it to the other-

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible-

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities-

Common sense is not so common-"
— Voltaire

"Love truth, but pardon error"
— Voltaire

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
— Voltaire

"Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers"
— Voltaire

"A witty saying proves nothing. "
— Voltaire

"Common sense is not so common."
— Voltaire

"Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day."
— Voltaire

"Ice-cream is exquisite.
What a pity it isn't illegal."
— Voltaire

"It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part."
— Voltaire

"God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere."
— Voltaire

"The secret of being a bore is to tell everything."
— Voltaire

"If we believe absurdities we shall commit atrocities."
— Voltaire

"God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh."
— Voltaire

"Dare to think for yourself."
— Voltaire

"I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it. "
— Voltaire

"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him."
— Voltaire

"Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous."
— Voltaire

"No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible."
— Voltaire