VOLTAIRE - QUOTES COLLECTION
BIOGRAPHY, ACHIEVEMENTS AND LIFE LESSONS
ABOUT VOLTAIRE
François-Marie Arouet, known by his pen name Voltaire, was born on November 21, 1694, in Paris, France. The youngest of five children, he grew up in a middle-class family with a father who was a notary and a mother from a noble family. Despite a traditional education, Voltaire exhibited a sharp intellect and a wit that would later define his literary works.
QUOTES SAMPLES:
"It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere."
"God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well."
"Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do."
"Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe."
"It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong."
"Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well."
