More quotes by Voltaire

"Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination."
"Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce."
"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."
"We all look for happiness, but without knowing where to find it: like drunkards who look for their house, knowing dimly that they have one"