Voltaire

“Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?”

“The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.”

“It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it.”

“History should be written as philosophy.”

“It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.”

“He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead.”

“Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.”

“Common sense is not so common.”

“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.”

“The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.”

“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 cards in order to win the game.”