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Famous Voltaire Quotes
Source: Voltaire's Alphabet of wit
“History consists of a series of accumulated imaginative inventions.”
“History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up.”
“All the ancient histories, as one of our wits say, are just fables that have been agreed upon”
“He was not the greatest of men but he was the greatest of kings.”
“A torch lighted in the forests of America set all Europe in conflagration.”
Source: The Portable Voltaire
Source: The Works of Voltaire: Ancient and modern history
“All the arts are brothers; each one is a light to the others.”
“Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.”
“The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”
“History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.”