He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend provided, of course, he really is dead.Voltaire
How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.Voltaire
I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.Voltaire
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.Voltaire
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.Voltaire
It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.Voltaire
It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it.Voltaire
It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind it is only by defying it that the brave escape.Voltaire
Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.Voltaire
