It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

By : Voltaire

In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.

By : Voltaire

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

By : Voltaire

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.

By : Voltaire

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.

By : Voltaire

We must distinguish between speaking to deceive and being silent to be reserved.

By : Voltaire

Nature has always had more force than education.

By : Voltaire

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

By : Voltaire

A witty saying proves nothing.

By : Voltaire

We cannot always oblige

By : Voltaire

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

By : Voltaire

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days.

By : Voltaire