Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time. Voltaire More Quotes by Voltaire More Quotes From Voltaire Go get yourself crucified and then rise on the third day. Voltaire thirdssuperstitionsbelief History contains little beyond a list of people who have accommodate themselves with other people's property. Voltaire littleshistorypeople History is fables agreed upon. Voltaire propagandafablesdemocracy Whatever you do, trample down abuses, and love those who love you. Different translation: Whatever you do, crush the infamous thing superstition, and love those who love you. Voltaire crushabuselove I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the human race. Voltaire helping-othersracemen One great use of words is to hide our thoughts. Voltaire keeping-secretsour-wordsuse I read only to please myself, and enjoy only what suits my taste. Voltaire candidesuitstaste The perfect is the enemy of the good. Voltaire excellenceperfectenemy Originality is nothing but judicious plagiarism. Voltaire plagiarismoriginalitycreativity Whosoever does not know how to recognize the faults of great men is incapable of estimating their perfections. Voltaire perfectiondoemen Slavery is also as ancient as war, and war as human nature. Voltaire slaveryhuman-naturewar 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 forgivenessfailureerrors He wanted to know how they prayed to God in El Dorado. "We do not pray to him at all," said the reverend sage. "We have nothing to ask of him. He has given us all we want, and we give him thanks continually. Voltaire sagewantgiving If you wish to obtain a great name or to found an establishment, be completely mad; but be sure that your madness corresponds with the turn and temper of your age. Voltaire madnameswish History is the recital of facts represented as true. Fable, on the other hand, is the recital of facts represented as fiction. Voltaire historyhandsfiction Ideas are like beards; men do not have them until they grow up. Voltaire growing-upmenideas Everything's fine today, that is our illusion. Voltaire illusioninspiringtoday Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly. Voltaire being-singlemarriagehumorous Constant happiness is the philosopher's stone of the soul. Voltaire philosophersoulstones Great men have all been formed either before academies or independent of them. Voltaire independentgreatnessmen
