Voltaire

History is only a pack of tricks we play on the dead.

Love truth, but pardon error.

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it.

The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

The human race, since the earliest times, has been divided into two parts: the one fat and the other lean.

Atheism is the vice of a few intelligent people.

The right to be heard does not imply the right to be taken seriously.

Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice, and need.

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

One feels like crawling on all fours after reading your work.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

In this best of all possible worlds... everything is for the best.

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

The greatest consolation in life is to say what we think.

Fanaticism is a monster that dares to call itself the son of religion.

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.

The safest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back in your pocket.