Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.Voltaire
“The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”
French Enlightenment writer and philosopher · 1694 – 1778
Voltaire, born François-Marie Arouet, was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher and historian famous for the novella Candide and for his witty defence of civil liberties, including freedom of speech and religion. He was one of the most prolific and influential writers of his age.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.Voltaire
Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too.Voltaire
It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.Voltaire
God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.Voltaire
We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.Voltaire
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.Voltaire
To enjoy life, we must touch much of it lightly.Voltaire