History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead. Voltaire More Quotes by Voltaire More Quotes From Voltaire Prejudices are what rule the vulgar crowd. Voltaire vulgarcrowdsprejudice A minister of state is excusable for the harm he does when the helm of government has forced his hand in a storm; but in the calm he is guilty of all the good he does not do. Voltaire failurelifefunny Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them Voltaire reasonablepeople The wicked can have only accomplices, the voluptuous have companions in debauchery, self-seekers have associates, the politic assemble the factions, the typical idler has connections, princes have courtiers. Only the virtuous have friends. Voltaire funny-friendshiprealself Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them. Voltaire tyrantssupportlaw Clever tyrants are never punished. Voltaire tyrantsclever Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road. Voltaire thought-provokinghikingjourney Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous. Voltaire stupiditydoubtmotivational Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. Voltaire christmasinspiringinspirational No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for. Voltaire burningneighboropinion Men use thought only to justify their wrong doings, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts. Voltaire speechusemen Life is thickly sown with thorns. I know no other remedy than to pass rapidly over them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes the greater is their power to harm us. Voltaire positive-thinkingrunninginspirational To make a vow for life is to make oneself a slave. Voltaire weddingmarriagelife-is He who seeks truth should be of no country. Voltaire truthshouldcountry Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause. Voltaire determinationchangeinspirational He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead. Voltaire patriotloyaldeath The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech. Voltaire free-speechspeechimportant We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies - it is the first law of nature. Voltaire forgivenessnaturedeath Needless to say since Christ's expiation not one single Christian has been known to sin, or die. Voltaire has-beenssinchristian If God did not exist, He would have to be invented. But all nature cries aloud that he does exist: that there is a supreme intelligence, an immense power, an admirable order, and everything teaches us our own dependence on it. Voltaire eelsnatureorder
