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
may hallmark free-society
The hallmark of a free society is that I may totally disapprove of what you say, but I'll defend your right to say it until I die.
death respect dying
To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
superfluous
The superfluous is the most necessary.
inspirational money thinking
Dont think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.
travel funny-motivational adventure
I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
wisdom clever men
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
inspirational religious freedom
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
life peace atheist
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.
ignorance stupidity appearance
The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.
views philosopher originals
I hold firmly to my original views. After all I am a philosopher.
math math-and-science knows
The more you know, the less sure you are.
eye reflection mirrors
The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.
history people littles
History contains little beyond a list of people who have accommodate themselves with other people's property.
art philosophical believe
I believe that there never was a creator of a philosophical system who did not confess at the end of his life that he had wasted his time. It must be admitted that the inventors of the mechanical arts have been much more useful to men that the inventors of syllogisms. He who imagined a ship towers considerably above him who imagined innate ideas.