I have lost the half of myself – a soul for which mine was made.
By Voltaire
I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.
By Voltaire
I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.
By Voltaire
I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.
By 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.
By Voltaire
History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.
By Voltaire
History should be written as philosophy.
By Voltaire
He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.
By Voltaire
He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead.
By Voltaire
He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it.
By Voltaire
He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
By Voltaire
He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.
By Voltaire
Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.
By Voltaire
God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.
By Voltaire
God is always on the side of the big battalions.
By Voltaire
God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.
By Voltaire
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.
By Voltaire
God created sex. Priests created marriage.
By Voltaire
Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent.
By Voltaire
Fear follows crime and is its punishment.
By Voltaire
Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.
By Voltaire
Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.
By Voltaire
Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do.
By Voltaire
England has forty-two religions and only two sauces.
By Voltaire
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.
By Voltaire
Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.
By Voltaire
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is an absurd one.
By Voltaire
Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less in human beings of whom they know nothing.
By Voltaire
Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.
By Voltaire
Clever tyrants are never punished.
By Voltaire
