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
future pregnancy goal
It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.
faith believe reason
Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.
pride littles
The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.
thinking dare think-for-yourself
Dare to think for yourself.
marriage humorous being-single
Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.
birthday resurrection rebirth
It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
god spiritual imagine
I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker.
inspirational life spiritual
Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.
real inequality dependence
It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
inspirational running positive-thinking
Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
money art humor
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.
peace crazy war
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
war color justice
War is the greatest of all crimes; and yet there is no aggressor who does not color his crime with the pretext of justice.
dream goal wish
To achieve a goal, a dream, a wish, you must plan it out for success!