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
faith believe understanding
Faith consists in believing not what seems true, but what seems false to our understanding.
believe intelligent mind
What is faith? Is it to believe that which is evident? No. It is perfectly evident to my mind that there exists a necessary, eternal, supreme, and intelligent being. This is no matter of faith, but of reason.
believe men long
Men will commit atrocities as long as they believe absurdities.
atheist believe atheism
Those who believe absurdities will commit atrocities.
believe men damn-you
The man who says to me, "Believe as I do, or God will damn you," will presently say, "Believe as I do, or I shall assassinate you."
god christian believe
To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.
religious believe fall
The Pride of every Jew finds cause to believe that the cause of their down fall is not their detestable politics, or ignorance of social graces, but the raft of God. They believe it took a miracle to undo them.
believe atrocities absurdity
He who can lead you to believe an absurdity can lead you to commit an atrocity.
believe atrocities made
Those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities.
wisdom believe sacrifice
Once your faith persuades you to believe what your intelligence declares absurd, beware, lest you likewise sacrifice your reason in the conduct of your life.
believe men brain
The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.
atheist believe atrocities
If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities.
believe divorce ancient
Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.
truth believe evil-people
As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.