Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel.
By : Voltaire
Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him.
By : Voltaire
When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is metaphysics.
By : Voltaire
It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it.
By : Voltaire
The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.
By : Voltaire
Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same.
By : Voltaire
The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
By : Voltaire
Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.
By : Voltaire