It is not known precisely where angels dwell whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has not been God’s pleasure that we should be informed of their abode. Voltaire Read Quote
The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it. Voltaire Read Quote
The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to fight in. Voltaire Read Quote
Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel. Voltaire Read Quote
Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable. Voltaire Read Quote
The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days. Voltaire Read Quote
When men do not have healthy notions of the Divinity, false ideas supplant them, just as in bad times one uses counterfeit money when there is no good money. Voltaire Read Quote
Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but they are seldom or ever inventors. Voltaire Read Quote
