All men are by nature free; you have therefore an undoubted liberty to depart whenever you please, but will have many and great difficulties to encounter in passing the frontiers.
Weitere Zitate von Voltaire
Zum Autor"All men are born with a nose and five fingers, but no one is born with a knowledge of God."
"God gave us the gift of life it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well."
"Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly."
"Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road."
"The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all."
"Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day."