More Quotes by Voltaire
Those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities.
Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills.
The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us
The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.
It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.
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.
