More quotes by Voltaire

"Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day."
"God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well."
"L'homme est libre au moment qu'il veut l'être."
"If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated."(Notebooks)"
"The secret of being a bore is to tell everything."