More quotes by Voltaire

"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."
"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)"
"‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats."
"Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her; but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cars in order to win the game."