Famous Quotes / Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire
145 Quotations by Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire
- 81. My life is a battle.
- 82. My prayer to God is a very short one: "O Lord, make my enemies look ridiculous!" God has granted it.
- 83. No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.
- 84. Often the prudent, far from making their destinies, succumb to them.
- 85. One of the chief misfortunes of honest people is that they are cowardly.
- 86. Our contemptible species is so made that those who walk on a commonly used path are sure to throw st ...
- 87. Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at ...
- 88. People hate others that they label greedy only because nothing can be gained from them.
- 89. Perfection is attained by slow degrees; she requires the hand of time.
- 90. Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.
- 91. Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
- 92. Rest is a good thing, but boredom is its brother.
- 93. Rest is a good thing, but boredom is its brother.
- 94. Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.
- 95. Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.
- 96. Shun idleness as the rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals.
- 97. Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy; the mad daughter of a wise mother.
- 98. Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them.
- 99. Tears are the silent language of grief.
- 100. The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.