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
inspiring today illusion
Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.
girl men color
It is amusing that a virtue is made of the vice of chastity; and it's a pretty odd sort of chastity at that, which leads men straight into the sin of Onan, and girls to the waning of their color.
birthday loss aggravation
What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.
women sentimental sentiments
All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.
clever tyrants
Clever tyrants are never punished.
generosity empathy originality
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.
christian men atheism
If we would destroy the Christian religion, we must first of all destroy man's belief in the Bible.
journey hiking thought-provoking
Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.
happiness lonely solitude
The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
life soul liberty
Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
inspirational funny cute
I hate women because they always know where things are.
funny failure humor
Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
believe animal order
Answer me, you who believe that animals are only machines. Has nature arranged for this animal to have all the machinery of feelings only in order for it not to have any at all?
believe independent taste
Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.