Voltaire Quotes

Voltaire was a French writer, historian and philosopher who lived from 1694 to 1778.

This is a collection of quotes by Voltaire.



 

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Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
Voltaire

Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.
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Si Dieu n'existait pas, il faudrait l'inventer

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy: the mad daughter of a wise mother.
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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.
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Truth is a fruit which should not be plucked until it is ripe.
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