Voltaire

When he to whom a person speaks does not understand, and he who speaks does not understand himself, that is read more

When he to whom a person speaks does not understand, and he who speaks does not understand himself, that is metaphysics.

All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God.

All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God.

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.