Voltaire

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that read more

I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that flies are born to be eaten by spiders and man to be devoured by sorrow.

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.

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

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws