Voltaire Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

114 Famous Quotes by Voltaire
“Only your friends steal your books”
Books Quotes
“It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.”
Government Quotes
“He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked”
Ignorance Quotes
“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers”
Judgement Quotes
“Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.”
Judgement Quotes
“If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.”
Religion Quotes
“Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too”
Thinking Quotes
“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.”
Act Quotes
“Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly”
Adventure Quotes
“Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well”
Appreciation Quotes
“Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy: the mad daughter of a wise mother”
Astrology Quotes
“Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy: the mad daughter of a wise mother”
Astronomy Quotes
“To believe in God is impossible - to not believe in Him is absurd”
Atheism Quotes
“Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need”
Boredom Quotes
“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.”
Carpe diem Quotes
“If God did not exist it would be necessary to invent Him. But all nature cries aloud that He does exist.”
Children Quotes
“Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd, and bloody religion that has ever infected the world”
Christianity Quotes
“Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most, although, up to now, the Christians have been the most intolerant of all men”
Christianity Quotes
“Common sense is not so common.”
Common sense Quotes
“Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense”
Common sense Quotes
“The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing”
Crime Quotes
“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers”
Curiosity Quotes
“Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.”
Curiosity Quotes
“He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that he really is dead.”
Death Quotes
“I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”
Death and dying Quotes