Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionHistorian
Date of Birth21 November 1694
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
garden should knows
I also know that we should cultivate our gardens.
freedom liberty acting
Liberty, then, about which so many volumes have been written is, when accurately defined, only the power of acting.
freedom character independence
The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.
helping-others men race
I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the human race.
father pleasure
Work is often the father of pleasure.
greatness companion inseparable
Exaggeration, the inseparable companion of greatness.
men sick evil
Man is not born wicked; he becomes so, as he becomes sick.
sports reality play
The question of good and evil remains in irremediable chaos for those who seek to fathom it in reality. It is mere mental sport to the disputants, who are captives that play with their chains.
wise adversity men
He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise.
heart serpent caress
To caress the serpent that devours us, until it has eaten away our heart.
philosophy discovery practice
The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.
order talking gossip
In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
poison theology
theology is to religion what poisons are to food
love life marriage
Whatever you do, crush the infamous thing, and love those who love you.