The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
Category: Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet (French: [fʁɑ̃.swa ma.ʁi aʁ.wɛ]; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire (/voʊlˈtɛər/; French: [vɔl.tɛːʁ]), 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.
Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
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The best is the enemy of the good.
The best is the enemy of the good.
We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues, at our peril, risk and hazard.
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
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A witty saying proves nothing.
A witty saying proves nothing.
Now, now my good man, this is no time to be making enemies.
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.
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The superfluous, a very necessary thing.
The superfluous, a very necessary thing.
Whatever you do, crush the infamous thing, and love those who love you.
There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
It is said that God is always on the side of the heaviest battalions.
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Love truth, but pardon error.
Love truth, but pardon error.