Voltaire

It is not a mistress I have lost but half of myself, a soul for which my soul seems to have been made.

Voltaire

It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.

Voltaire

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

Voltaire

It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.

Voltaire

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

Voltaire

It is only through timidity that states are lost.

Voltaire

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

Voltaire

It is the triumph of superior reason to live with folks who don’t have any.

Voltaire

It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape.

Voltaire

It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.

Voltaire