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)"
"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."
"Love truth, but pardon error."
"Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce."
"The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."