Injustice in the end produces independence. Voltaire More Quotes by Voltaire More Quotes From Voltaire Atheism is the vice of a few intelligent people. Voltaire intelligentatheistreligious The right of commanding is no longer an advantage transmitted by nature; like an inheritance, it is the fruit of labors, the price of courage. Voltaire natureleadershipcourage Friends should be preferred to kings. Voltaire shouldkings The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it. Voltaire beastpoliticspolitical Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity. Voltaire meditation-practiceyogathinking I serve your Beaune to my friends, but your Volnay I keep for myself. Voltaire french-winemy-friendswine Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. Voltaire cancerspiritualfaith The adjective is the enemy of the noun. Variant: The adjective is the enemy of the substantive. Voltaire adjectiveswritingenemy History is only the pattern of silken slippers descending the stairs to the thunder of hobnailed boots climbing upward from below. Voltaire climbingbootshistory There's scarce a point whereon mankind agree - So well as in their boast of killing me; I boast of nothing, but when I've a mind - I think I can be even with mankind Voltaire killingmindthinking Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of life. Voltaire givencaresleep The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year. Voltaire good-dayopportunityyears If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him. Voltaire atheistgodreligion The superfluous, a very necessary thing. Voltaire smartwittyfunny History is the lie commonly agreed upon. Voltaire freedomtruthlying To enjoy life we must touch much of it lightly. Voltaire enjoy-lifeenjoylife It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love. Voltaire anorexiaselflove When we cannot use the compass of mathematics or the torch of experience...it is certain we cannot take a single step forward. Voltaire torchesstepsmath This agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. Voltaire empiresholyhistory If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others? Voltaire candideoptimisticworld
