Voltaire's Amazingly Accurate Words about Women and Life | Quotes, aphorisms, wise thoughts

quotes by Voltaire

[hotlucky]

Voltaire is one of the few who achieved "amused mastery". love his wit

[Shaylok]

My favorite: “If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.” ~ Voltaire

Here and now, we are not allowed to question political correctness.

[patrickmartin]

What a gifted man. I have read most of his work. My friends never stop reading because it is a pathway to knowledge that allows us to understand the human experience without doing it.

[ramaraocheepi]

These are profound, emulative and thought provoking to search for the intriguing meaning -very precious quotes

[michaeltroke]

"Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats". I like that: sounds like something Bukowski could have written

[minutesofdailymotivation]

Lovely video! "No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for" is my favourite quote

[joecaner]

If a lady says no, countless clues have already gone unnoticed or unheeded.

[monadamus]

Oh man, I laughed hard at a couple of these. What wit, sick burns, and wisdom. Thank you

[lobsterminion]

"A state can be no better than the citizens of which it is composed"

Remember this when you claim that all politicians are corrupt, because politicians come from the people, and if the politicians are corrupt then so are the people.

[MrPelikan]

1:47 *"The Comfort of the Rich Depends Upon an Abundant Supply of the Poor"*
2:03 *"Don't Think Money Does Everything or You are Going to End Up Doing Everything For Money"*

balance this with Peter Drucker 1954 quote ... *Money is NOT Everything But its SOMETHING ESSENTIAL* ....

*“Profit is like oxygen. You need it to survive, but if you think that oxygen is the purpose of your life then you're missing something”*

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[phil-svon]

You can add this quote by Voltaire: We will leave the world as foolish as we found it

[mjnyc]

There's a man who holds a record for hitting the nail on the head with the fewest misses.

[madhurawat]

At 0:25, my favourite quote, "It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong."

[innosanto]

Better to save a guilty person Than to condemn an innocent one.
Didnt think I would get shocked by wisdom today ! So profoundly true

[TiGR]

Keeps me engaged and amused at the same time. Seems the wisdom becomes more and more relevant each day.

[ANDROLOMA]

"That is well said, but we must cultivate our garden."
-Candide

[alexperassolo]

I like "A mirror is a useless invention. The only way to truely see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes."

[m.c.martin]

“It is forbidden to kill, therefore all murders are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of Trumpets.” 😂 my favorite one because it’s true. It’s only ok if you go to war.

[catherinemartina]

I’m going to have to start looking up reading material from Voltaire

[kubermazumder]

"it is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they killed in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets." One of the best ever heard.