By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

Quote by Voltaire

Topics: Voltaire Quotes

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one...

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one...

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

My life is a struggle.

My life is a struggle.

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults...

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults...

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

Better is the enemy of good.

Better is the enemy of good.

Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.

Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise...

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise...

To enjoy life, we must touch much of it lightly.

To enjoy life, we must touch much of it lightly.

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of...

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of...

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live...

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live...