Quotes Compiled - Voltaire


Voltaire (1694–1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, and historian known for his wit, advocacy of civil liberties


"Common sense is not so common."
~~ Voltaire


"Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers."
/ Voltaire /


Cherish those who seek the truth, but beware of those who find it.
-- Voltaire


"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."
~~ Voltaire


"Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of time."
/ Voltaire /