Voltaire

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

Voltaire

I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.

Voltaire

If one does not reflect, one thinks oneself master of everything; but when one does reflect, one realizes that one is master of nothing.

Voltaire

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

Voltaire

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

Voltaire

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Voltaire

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

Voltaire

It is not the answers you give, but the questions you ask.

Voltaire

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.

Voltaire

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

Voltaire