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
society world ancient
Society therefore is an ancient as the world.
hate men objectivity
Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him.
war mind village
It would be easier to subjugate the entire universe through force than the minds of a single village.
sweet bitter indolence
Indolence is sweet, and its consequences bitter.
greatness evil boredom
Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.
witty humorous men
Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.
party independent law
The sentiment of justice is so natural, and so universally acquired by all mankind, that it seems to be independent of all law, all party, all religion.
gun men law
Men must have somewhat altered the course of nature; for they were not born wolves, yet they have become wolves. God did not give them twenty-four-pounders or bayonets, yet they have made themselves bayonets and guns to destroy each other. In the same category I place not only bankruptcies, but the law which carries off the bankrupts’ effects, so as to defraud their creditors.
two three world
I am the best-natured creature in the world, and yet I have already killed three, and of these three two were priests.
devil knaves
God has punished the knave, and the devil has drowned the rest.
egypt ease ships
When his highness sends a ship to Egypt, does he trouble his head whether the mice on board are at their ease or not?
writing names snow
You write your name in the snow Yet say nothing.
bird flying high-places
Being a bird ain't all about flying and shitting from high places.
garden candide
Excellently observed", answered Candide; "but let us cultivate our garden.