Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Voltaire absurdityatrocitycommit Change image and share on social
It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love. Voltaire blinddepictlove Change image and share on social
Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable. Voltaire defectendmake Change image and share on social
Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound. Voltaire bindcountryheart Change image and share on social
Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers. Voltaire butchergovernmentshepherd Change image and share on social
What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature. Voltaire consequenceerrorfolly Change image and share on social
Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce. Voltaire divorcefriendshipliable Change image and share on social
The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it. Voltaire bringcolorcontrary share on social
Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say the letter kills and the spirit gives life. Voltaire killletterlife Change image and share on social
Such is the feebleness of humanity, such is its perversity, that doubtless it is better for it to be subject to all possible superstitions, as long as they are not murderous, than to live without religion. Voltaire doubtlessfeeblenesshumanity share on social
