I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.

Quote by Voltaire

Topics: God Quotes

The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to...

The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right...

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right...

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age

History should be written as philosophy.

History should be written as philosophy.

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity...

This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity...

In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.

In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him

To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities - that is not to...

To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities - that is not to...

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to...

I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to...

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live...

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live...

The earth shall inherit the meek and the mighty alike. All are equal before the...

The earth shall inherit the meek and the mighty alike. All are equal before the...