Top 500 Voltaire Quotes (2025 Update)

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

— Voltaire

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2. “I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.”

— Voltaire

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3. “The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.”

— Voltaire

4. “The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”

— Voltaire

5. “Common sense is not so common.”

— Voltaire

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6. “Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.”

— Voltaire

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7. “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”

— Voltaire

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8. “Writing is the painting of the voice.”

— Voltaire

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9. “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.”

— Voltaire

10. “The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.”

— Voltaire

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11. “Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.”

— Voltaire

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12. “Don't think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.”

— Voltaire

13. “The best is the enemy of the good.”

— Voltaire

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14. “The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.”

— Voltaire

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15. “No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.”

— Voltaire

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16. “It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.”

— Voltaire

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17. “My life is a struggle.”

— Voltaire

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18. “If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.”

— Voltaire

19. “Present opportunities are not to be neglected; they rarely visit us twice.”

— Voltaire

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20. “Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.”

— Voltaire

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21. “To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid - one must also be well-mannered.”

— Voltaire

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22. “Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”

— Voltaire

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23. “The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us”

— Voltaire

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24. “It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.”

— Voltaire

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25. “History never repeats itself. Man always does.”

— Voltaire

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26. “It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.”

— Voltaire

27. “Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”

— Voltaire

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28. “God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.”

— Voltaire

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29. “Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.”

— Voltaire

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30. “Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.”

— Voltaire

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31. “Prejudices are what fools use for reason.”

— Voltaire

32. “God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.”

— Voltaire

33. “Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value – zero.”

— Voltaire

34. “Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said.”

— Voltaire

35. “May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.”

— Voltaire

36. “Dare to think for yourself.”

— Voltaire

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37. “Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.”

— Voltaire

38. “When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.”

— Voltaire

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39. “Paradise is where I am.”

— Voltaire

40. “If you wish to converse with me, define your terms.”

— Voltaire

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41. “Prejudice is opinion without judgement.”

— Voltaire

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42. “The biggest reward for a thing well done is to have done it.”

— Voltaire

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

— Voltaire

44. “Men argue. Nature acts.”

— Voltaire

45. “A witty saying proves nothing.”

— Voltaire

46. “The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.”

— Voltaire

47. “Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.”

— Voltaire

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48. “I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: ‘O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.’ And God granted it.”

— Voltaire

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49. “Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare.”

— Voltaire

50. “What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on...”

— Voltaire