More quotes by Voltaire

"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)"
"I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion."
"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 cards in order to win the game."
"Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it."
"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets."