1. All people are born equal, but they are all in shackles. ——Voltaire

2. Except for lazy people, all people are kind. If you don't want to commit suicide, you'd better find some work. ——Voltaire

3. I don’t agree with your point of view, but I defend your right to speak. ——Voltaire

4. Man's instinct is to chase things flying away from him, but to escape from things chasing him. ——Voltaire

5. What makes people tired is not the mountains in the distance, but the grain of sand in the shoes. —— Voltaire

6. The secret to being an annoying person is to tell others everything. ——Voltaire

7. Without great difficulties, there will be no great cause. ——Voltaire

8. All people who enjoy various natural abilities are obviously equal. When they exert various animal functions and use their reason, they are equal. . ——Voltaire

9. Telling one’s true thoughts is a great comfort in life. ——Voltaire

10. Life lies in movement. ——Voltaire

11. Our time in this world is short and it is not worth crawling under the feet of despicable villains. ——Voltaire

12. Perseverance in a great cause requires an unswerving spirit. ——Voltaire

13. There is no such thing as fate, everything is nothing more than a test, punishment or compensation. ——Voltaire

14. The power of talent is greater than the power of education. ——Voltaire

15. Friendship is the union of souls. This union can be divorced. It is a tacit contract between two sensitive and upright people. ——Voltaire

16. Truth is a fruit that must be ripe before it can be picked. ——Voltaire

17. The most precious wealth of mankind is hope. Hope alleviates our distress and depicts the prospect of fun while enjoying the current fun. ——Voltaire

18. The longest thing is time, because it is always endless, and the shortest thing is time, because all our plans are too late to complete. ——Voltaire

19. Reading makes people’s eyes bright. ——Voltaire

20. Appearance beauty can only please people's eyes, but inner beauty can infect people's soul. ——Voltaire

21. If God does not exist, then it is necessary to create one. ——Voltaire

22. Human beings are usually like dogs. When they hear a dog barking in the distance, they bark too. —— Voltaire

23. If you shake your head in the face of difficulties, you have no right to nod and smile in the face of victory. ——Voltaire

24. I cannot agree with every word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. ——Voltaire

25. Reading the masterpieces of famous writers can cultivate eloquence. ——Voltaire

26. Feeling is by no means subjective and self-generated, but the result of external objects acting on the senses. ——Voltaire

27. Being too famous is a heavy burden. ——Voltaire

28. The villain is arrogant, and the small water makes a loud noise. ——Voltaire

29. Thoughts reside in the body, but despite this, the person with the strongest body is not necessarily an outstanding thinker. ——Voltaire

30. The ancients are full of praise for the more distant ancients. ——Voltaire

31. Selfishness will always exist. ——Voltaire

32. People use thoughts only to cover up mistakes, and use words to cover up thoughts. ——Voltaire

33. Mediocrity and genius are incompatible. ——Voltaire

34. Originality is not the first observation of something new. ——Voltaire

35. The first king of mankind was a successful soldier, and the national hero does not need to have glorious ancestors. ——Voltaire

36. Generally speaking, different misfortunes create happiness. Therefore, the more frequent misfortunes happen, the better it is. ——Voltaire

37. Labor is the source of happiness. ——Voltaire

38. People are born for action, just like fire always rises upward and stones always fall. ——Voltaire

39. If a person does not have the charm of his age, then he will also have all the misfortunes specific to his age. ——Voltaire

40. Discovering new things and making new discoveries is a great satisfaction. ——Voltaire

41. When people argue about certain things, it means that they themselves still do not understand these things. ——Voltaire

42. A great cause requires a spirit of perseverance. —— Voltaire

43. Real geniuses can make mistakes without being blamed. This is their privilege. ——Voltaire

44. The causes of decadence are: doing things that are too easy, being too lazy to do things well, appreciating too much art, and liking weird and abnormal things.

——Voltaire

45. People who are obsessed with fantasy mistake daydreams for reality, they are fanatical and blind; people who defend madness, even at the cost of slaughter, they are obsessed and extreme. —— Voltaire

46. A few bites from flies can never detain a galloping horse. ——Voltaire

47. Ideas not only come from feelings, but are also restricted by feelings. The more feelings there are, the more ideas there are. If people do not feel something, they cannot understand it. What concepts do things have? ——Voltaire

48. Rest is a good thing, but fatigue is its brother. ——Voltaire

49. A prudent person is good for himself, and a virtuous person is good for others. ——Voltaire

50. Illusion is the first of all pleasures. ——Voltaire

51. What is tolerance? Tolerance is an accessory of human nature. We are full of weaknesses and mistakes, let us forgive each other for our follies. ——Voltaire

52. Arrogance is just a mask of ignorance. ——Voltaire

53. In order to compensate for all the troubles in the world, God gave us hope and sleep. ——Voltaire

54. If God does not exist, then God must be created. ——Voltaire

55. The world is a huge temple dedicated to the god of discord. —— Voltaire

56. The more you read without thinking, the more you will feel you know a lot; and the more you read without thinking, the clearer you will feel. You can see that you know very little. ——Voltaire

57. After lightning, thunder will roar. ——Voltaire

58. Prejudice is the king of ignorant people. ——Voltaire

59. The ears are the way to the soul. ——Voltaire

60. The motherland is the place we yearn for. ——Voltaire

61. Fairness taken to the extreme becomes an extreme insult. —— Voltaire

62. Thoughts are like beards, they cannot grow if they are not mature. ——Voltaire

63. It is not career for thought, but thought for career. ——Voltaire

64. To succeed in this world, you must persist to the end; the sword cannot leave your hand until death. ——Voltaire

65. Common sense is not something that everyone knows and is common. ——Voltaire

66. Everyone holds the holy flag in their hearts and walks toward sin with a red face. ——Voltaire

67. In the ideal and best world, everything is designed for the best purpose. ——Voltaire

68. There are many people in this world who are not worth talking to. ——Voltaire

69. A ruler who does not follow the law and insists on his own way is a tyrant. —— Voltaire

70. The more we think about things, the greater their ability to harm us. ——Voltaire

71. Those who stand out among the mediocre will pale in comparison among the outstanding. ——Voltaire

72. I decided to be happy because I want to live longer. ——Voltaire

73. Life is a sinking ship, but we must not forget to sing on the lifeboat. ——Voltaire

74. People are born for action, just like fire always rises and stones always fall. For a person, no action means that he does not exist. ——Voltaire

75. Truth is like fruit, which can only be picked when it is ripe. ——Voltaire

76. No matter which category of human beings, they are better than lazy races.

——Voltaire