History should be written as philosophy.
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 am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.
Voltaire

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.
Voltaire

I hate women because they always know where things are.
Voltaire

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.
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

I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
Voltaire

I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.
Voltaire

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.
Voltaire

Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.
Voltaire

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
Voltaire

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.
Voltaire

If there were no God, it would be necessary to invent him.
Voltaire

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
Voltaire

In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.
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

In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.
Voltaire

In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.
Voltaire

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.
Voltaire