Famous Quotes by Voltaire

“The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”

“Perfect is the enemy of good.”

“The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.”

“There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.”

“Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said.”

“Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not deserve to be read.”

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.

“S'il n'existait pas Dieu il faudrait l'inventer. (If God did not exist he would have to be invented.)”