Related Quotes
The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease... view
By: Voltaire
History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes... view
By: Voltaire
Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable... view
By: Voltaire
Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent... view
By: Voltaire
The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it... view
By: Voltaire
We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden he was put there so that he should work, which proves that man was not born to rest... view
By: Voltaire
The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly can pay for the benefit of the other third... view
By: Voltaire
Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors.. view
By: Voltaire
It is said that the present is pregnant with the future... view
By: Voltaire
History should be written as philosophy... view
By: Voltaire
The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all... view
By: Voltaire
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered... view
By: Voltaire