More quotes by Voltaire

"If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated."(Notebooks)"
"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."
"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 cars in order to win the game."
"‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats."
"Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce."