Quotes by Voltaire

“on doit des égards aux vivants, on ne doit aux morts que la vérité.”

“One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.”

“A fondness for roving, for making a name for themselves in their onw country, and for boasting of what they had seen in their travels, was so strong in our two wanderers, that they resolved to be no longer happy; and demanded permission of the king to leave the country.”

“We all look for happiness, but without knowing where to find it: like drunkards who look for their house, knowing dimly that they have one”

“Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not deserve to be read.”

“The heart has its own reasons that reason cant understand.”