Go on and increase in valor, O boy! this is the path to immortality. Vergil on valor
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail. Gore Vidal on success
There is no ache more deadly than the striving to be oneself. Yevgeniy Vinokurov on individuality
The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Voltaire on books
The secret of being a bore is to tell everything. Voltaire on bore
Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause. Voltaire on chance
Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors. Voltaire on family
Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool. Voltaire on fool
I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil. Voltaire on literature
Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. Voltaire on love
Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same. Voltaire on love
Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us. Voltaire on misfortune
Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes. Voltaire on opinion
You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time - but most of the time they will make fools of themselves. Voltaire on people
Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls. Voltaire on poetry
To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd. Voltaire on religion
The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no watchmaker. Voltaire on religion
Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense. Voltaire on religion
The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it. Voltaire on society
As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities. Voltaire on society