Voltaire

"Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce."

"Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world."

"God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere."

"God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh."

"Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination."

"It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster."

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

"He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked."

"I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil."

"The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood."

"‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats."

"Perfect is the enemy of good."

"The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."

"Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it."

"It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part."

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

"To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid - one must also be polite."

"God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well."

"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it."(Letter to Étienne Noël Damilaville, May 16, 1767)"

"God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well."