Voltaire's epitaph - "His heart is here, his thoughts are all over the world"

In the last days of May 1778, Voltaire was like a A candle that is about to burn out slowly burns to the root until it is completely reduced to ashes.

On May 30, the old man finally passed away.

The news of Voltaire's illness and death delighted some opponents, who conspired to dishonor Voltaire's body. Voltaire's friends secretly transported his body to the Hermitage of Serriers in Champagne. On June 2, 1778, the burial ceremony of Voltaire's body was held in Serriers. People placed Voltaire's body under the altar board, and inscribed a few simple words on the altar board: "A1778V." The pharmacist asked for his hair, and the heart was donated by Count de Villette. custody. At first, Count de Villette kept Voltaire's heart in a gilded silver box, and then he had a marble tomb built specifically to bury the box containing Voltaire's heart. On the tombstone, Count de Villette had these two sentences engraved:

His heart is stored here, and his thoughts are all over the world

Voltaire’s epitaph The words are concise and concise, expressing the respect of Count de Villette and the French people for Voltaire, and giving him a high and accurate evaluation.