Famous Quotes and Proverbs
If you are looking for famous quotes and proverbs, you've come to the right place! Browse our largest database, which contains over 150,000 quotations, proverbs and sayings by the most renowned poets, artists, authors, inventors and researchers both living and deceased. Use our famous quotes and proverbs to support the content of your essay, term paper, research paper or dissertation. Be inspired by our quotes, proverbs and sayings now!
Search our collection by author, topic or keyword. It's completely FREE!
Browse Authors:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
(Click a letter to view the authors)
(Click a letter to view the authors)
Letter "V" » Voltaire Quotes
«True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| Keywords:
and others, consists, enlighten, enlightening, greatness, oneself, powerful, understanding, use
«I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Death and dying,
Words
| Keywords:
agree, agreeing, defend, Say It, word
«The best is the enemy of the good.»
«Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.»
«Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Appreciation
| Keywords:
appreciation, belong, belong to, excellent
«Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say the letter kills and the spirit gives life.»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| Keywords:
indeed, kills, letter, literal, Makers, rendering, The Letter, The Makers, The Spirit, translations, weaken, weakening, woe
«Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need»
«It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape.»
«To hold a pen is to be at war.»
«I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the human race.»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Social service,
Solidarity
| Keywords:
human race, race, rendered, service
Research our database of free Biographies. Sign-up for the database of college sample papers for only $14.95/month. Buy a custom written essay, term paper, research paper or dissertation on any topic and get a discount!
