When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is metaphysics. – Voltaire
When men do not have healthy notions of the Divinity, false ideas supplant them, just as in bad times one uses counterfeit money when there is no good money. – Voltaire
Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts. – Voltaire
I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: ‘O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.’ And God granted it. – Voltaire
The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year. – Voltaire
