"THE BEST IS THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD."  VOLTAIRE

“The best is the enemy of the good.”

Voltaire

"COMMON SENSE IS NOT SO COMMON."  VOLTAIRE

“Common sense is not so common.”

Voltaire

"ONE GREAT USE OF WORDS IS TO HIDE OUR THOUGHTS."  VOLTAIRE

“One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.”

Voltaire

"BY APPRECIATION, WE MAKE EXCELLENCE IN OTHERS OUR OWN PROPERTY."  VOLTAIRE

“By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.”

Voltaire

"THOSE WHO CAN MAKE YOU BELIEVE ABSURDITIES CAN MAKE YOU COMMIT ATROCITIES."  VOLTAIRE

“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”

Voltaire

"GOD GAVE US THE GIFT OF LIFE; IT IS UP TO US TO GIVE OURSELVES THE GIFT OF LIVING WELL."  VOLTAIRE

“God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.”

Voltaire

"IT IS DIFFICULT TO FREE FOOLS FROM THE CHAINS THEY REVERE."  VOLTAIRE

“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.”

Voltaire

"IT IS BETTER TO RISK SAVING A GUILTY MAN THAN TO CONDEMN AN INNOCENT ONE."  VOLTAIRE

“It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.”

Voltaire

"APPRECIATION IS A WONDERFUL THING: IT MAKES WHAT IS EXCELLENT IN OTHERS BELONG TO US AS WELL."  VOLTAIRE

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”

Voltaire

"TEARS ARE THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF GRIEF."  VOLTAIRE

“Tears are the silent language of grief.”

Voltaire

"THE ART OF MEDICINE CONSISTS IN AMUSING THE PATIENT WHILE NATURE CURES THE DISEASE."  VOLTAIRE

“The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.”

Voltaire

"JUDGE A MAN BY HIS QUESTIONS RATHER THAN HIS ANSWERS."  VOLTAIRE

“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.”

Voltaire

"FRIENDSHIP IS THE MARRIAGE OF THE SOUL, AND THIS MARRIAGE IS LIABLE TO DIVORCE."  VOLTAIRE

“Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.”

Voltaire

"FAITH CONSISTS IN BELIEVING WHEN IT IS BEYOND THE POWER OF REASON TO BELIEVE."  VOLTAIRE

“Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.”

Voltaire

"EACH PLAYER MUST ACCEPT THE CARDS LIFE DEALS HIM OR HER: BUT ONCE THEY ARE IN HAND, HE OR SHE ALONE MUST DECIDE HOW TO PLAY THE CARDS IN ORDER TO WIN THE GAME."  VOLTAIRE

“Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.”

Voltaire

 

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