More quotes by Voltaire

"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets."
"The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing."
"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 is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere."
"God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well."