François-Marie Arouet (1694 – 1778), known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher.
伏爾泰（1694年－1778年），法國啟蒙時代思想家、哲學家、文學家。
1838. To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid - one must also be polite. 中文 / Chinese：
在世上要成功不只要愚蠢一個人必須要有禮貌。
1839. I loved him as we always love for the first time with idolatry and wild passion. 中文 / Chinese：
我愛他，就像我們首次愛上偶像崇拜和狂野激情。
1840. People will continue to commit atrocities as long as they believe in absurdities. 中文 / Chinese：
只要人們相信謬論，人們會繼續暴虐。
1841. The art of medicine consists of amusing the patiet while nature cures the disease. 中文 / Chinese：
醫藥的藝術包括娛樂病人，而疾病則自然治癒。
1842. God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. 中文 / Chinese：
上帝贈送我們生命；由我們決定給予自己好的生活。
1843. Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world. 中文 / Chinese：
讓我們閱讀，讓我們跳舞；這兩樣娛樂永不會對世界造成任何傷害。
1844. Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money. 中文 / Chinese：
不要覺得錢是萬能，否則你最後會做任何事都為錢。
1845. I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil. 中文 / Chinese：
我知道很多書悶著讀者，但我知道沒有一本書是真正有害的。
1809. Our labor preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want. 中文 / Chinese：
我們的勞力保護我們遠離三種邪惡 -- 疲勞，罪惡和想望。
1810. It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one. 中文 / Chinese：
冒著風險去拯救一個有罪的人比譴責一個無罪的人較好。
1811. Discord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it. 中文 / Chinese：
不和是人類最大的病；而容忍是唯一的補救方法。
1812. Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not deserve to be read. 中文 / Chinese：
詩句不教新事，常變的事實不值一提。
1813. If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated. 中文 / Chinese：
假如上帝照衪的形象創造我們，我們要報答更多。
1814. If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new. 中文 / Chinese：
如果我們尋找不到任何愉快的，最少我們應尋找一些新奇的。
1815. The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing. 中文 / Chinese：
我閱讀越多，我獲得越多，我越確信我什麼也不知道。
1816. I have seen so many extraordinary things that nothing seems extraordinary to me. 中文 / Chinese：
我看見太多異常的事情，沒有任何事情看似異常了。
1748. It is said that God is always on the side of the big battalions. 中文 / Chinese：
有云：上帝經常在大規模的軍隊那一邊。
1749. Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it. 中文 / Chinese：
珍惜那些尋找真理的但當心那些找到的。
1750. If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others? 中文 / Chinese：
假如這是可能最好的世界，那其他的會是怎樣？
1751. It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part. 中文 / Chinese：
人就像書一樣：一小撮扮演偉大的角色。
1752. The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor. 中文 / Chinese：
富人的舒適取決在大量窮人的供應。
1753. God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere. 中文 / Chinese：
上帝是一個圓圈，它的中心無處不在和它的圓周到處都沒有。
1754. Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace. 中文 / Chinese：
閱讀養育靈魂，一個使人領悟的朋友帶來安慰。
1755. Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one. 中文 / Chinese：
懷疑是一個不自在的狀況，但確定是荒謬的。
1676. The heart has its own reasons that reason can't understand. 中文 / Chinese：
心有它自己的推理而推理本身不能理解。
1677. The most important decision you make is to be in good mood. 中文 / Chinese：
你要做的最重要決定是心境開朗。
1678. Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law. 中文 / Chinese：
每一個成功男人的背後有一個感到驚訝的的外母。
1679. If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones. 中文 / Chinese：
如果你想要好的法律，燃燒掉你現有的然後製造新的。
1680. Having lived with kings, I have become a king in my own home. 中文 / Chinese：
和國王生活過後，我在自己家中成為一個國王。
1681. There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times. 中文 / Chinese：
有些真理不適合所有人，也不適合所有年代。
1682. Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts. 中文 / Chinese：
天堂是為溫柔的心而造；而地獄則為沒有愛的心而造。
1683. By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property. 中文 / Chinese：
從賞識他人，我們從中為自己製造了優秀。
1638. Had no need of a guide to learn ignorance. 中文 / Chinese：
要學習無知道並不需要帶領。
1639. Fear follows crime and is its punishment. 中文 / Chinese：
恐懼跟著罪行而且是它的懲罰。
1640. Injustice in the end produces independence. 中文 / Chinese：
不公平的結尾產生獨立。
1641. Faith consists in believing what reason cannot. 中文 / Chinese：
信念在於相信推理所不能相信的。
1642. Men employ speech only to conceal their thoughts. 中文 / Chinese：
人使用言論只是要隱藏他們的思想。
1643. Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly. 中文 / Chinese：
結婚是那些懦怯唯一的冒險。
1644. Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers. 中文 / Chinese：
評價一個人要看他問的問題而不是看他的答案。
1645. It is dangerous to be right, when the government is wrong. 中文 / Chinese：
當政府是錯時，正確會是危險的。
1646. I've decided to be happy because it's good for my health. 中文 / Chinese：
我決定開心因為它對我的身體好。
1647. We never live: we are always in the expectation of living. 中文 / Chinese：
我們沒有活過；我們經常在期望活著。
1640. The heart has its own reasons that reason can't understand. 中文 / Chinese：
人心有它自己的推理而推理本身亦不明白
1582. He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked. 中文 / Chinese：
他一定十分無知因為他回答每一個被問的問題。
1583. History never repeats itself. Man always does. 中文 / Chinese：
歷史從不自己重複。人經常會。
1584. Every evil begets some good. 中文 / Chinese：
每個邪惡產生一點善良。
1585. Love truth, but pardon error. 中文 / Chinese：
愛真理，但饒恕過錯。
1586. Perfect is the enemy of good. 中文 / Chinese：
完美是善良的敵人。
1587. The best is the enemy of good. 中文 / Chinese：
最好是善良的敵人。
1588. A witty saying proves nothing. 中文 / Chinese：
巧妙的說話證明不了什麼。
1589. Writing is the painting of the voice. 中文 / Chinese：
寫作是聲音的繪畫。
1590. We are rarely proud when we are alone. 中文 / Chinese：
我們單獨時很少會驕傲的。
1591. Tears are the silent language of grief. 中文 / Chinese：
眼淚是憂傷的無聲語言。
1592. Illusion is the first of all pleasures. 中文 / Chinese：
假象是所有快樂之源。
1371. What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on... 中文 / Chinese：
什麼是歷史？那個所有人都同意的謊言。
1372. Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one. 中文 / Chinese：
疑惑是不安的狀況，但肯定是荒謬的。
1373. I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion. 中文 / Chinese：
我愛他像我們初戀時；帶有偶像崇拜和狂野熱情。
1374. Liberty of thought is the life of the soul. 中文 / Chinese：
思想的自由是生命的靈魂。
1375. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us. 中文 / Chinese：
我們老想著我們的不幸，它傷害我們的力量會越大。
1376. One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything's fine today, that is our illusion 中文 / Chinese：
有一天一切會好，那是我們的期望。今天一切都好，那是我們的幻覺。
1377. May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies. 中文 / Chinese：
願上帝防禦我的朋友：我可以防禦我的敵人。
1378. Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference. 中文 / Chinese：
人是平等的；做成差別不是出生而是美德。
1335. . It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce. 中文 / Chinese：
佔領並不足夠；一定要學引誘。
1336. Man is free at the instant he wants to be. 中文 / Chinese：
男人想要自由立即就有。
1337. Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money. 中文 / Chinese：
不要以為錢可以做所有事否則你最終做所有事情都為錢。
1338. Let us cultivate our garden. 中文 / Chinese：
讓我們耕種我們的花園。
1339. The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. 中文 / Chinese：
醫藥的藝術包含著給病人娛樂，正當大自然在治癒疾病。
1340. Sensual pleasure passes and vanishes, but the friendship between us, the mutual confidence, the delight of the heart, the enchantment of the soul, these things do not perish and can never be destroyed. 中文 / Chinese：
感官的歡樂會流逝和消失，但我們之間的友誼，互信，心裡愛好，心靈魅力，這些東西不會消失和不會被摧毀。
1341. Men will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all. 中文 / Chinese：
人們總是發瘋的，然而那些覺得可以治癒他們的人是最為瘋狂的。
1342. The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity. 中文 / Chinese：
只有一個方法去理解數學家對無限的解釋，細想人類愚蠢外延的範圍。
1283. The secret of being a bore is to tell everything. 中文 / Chinese：
做一個使人討厭的人的秘密是說出所有事。
1284. It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one. 中文 / Chinese：
冒險拯救一個有罪的人比譴責一個清白的人好。
1285. Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too. 中文 / Chinese：
為自己想和讓其他人享受同樣的特權。
1286. Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it. 中文 / Chinese：
珍惜那些追求真理的但當心那些找到的。
1287. Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. 中文 / Chinese：
欣賞是一件非常好的事。它令到別人優秀的也屬於我們。
1288. If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. 中文 / Chinese：
如果上帝不存在，真的有需要發明衪。
1289. The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe. 中文 / Chinese：
人腦是一個擁有絕妙力量的複雜的器官，它容許人尋找理由去繼續相信他想相信的任何東西。
1290. The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor. 中文 / Chinese：
富人的舒適有賴於大量的貧窮供應。
1144. Love truth, but pardon error. 中文 / Chinese：
愛護真理，但寬恕錯失。
1145. I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way. 中文 / Chinese：
我不知道我去何處，但我在路上。
1146. God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh. 中文 / Chinese：
上帝是一個笑匠向一個很怕笑的觀眾演出。
1147. Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do. 中文 / Chinese：
每一個人都要為所有沒有做的好事負上罪名。
1148. Now, now my good man, this is no time to be making enemies. 中文 / Chinese：
此刻，現在，我的好人，沒有時間去樹立敵人。
1149. Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste. 中文 / Chinese：
蠢人習慣了相信著名作家寫的所有都值得欣賞。對我來說，我閱讀只為了令我高興和我喜歡只為了迎合我口味。
1150. It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong. 中文 / Chinese：
當制定當局處事錯而你對的時候，會很危險。
1151. The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood. 中文 / Chinese：
你要做最重要的決定是要有一個好的心情。
1084. The art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of the citizens to give to the other. 中文 / Chinese：
政府管理的藝術包括把儘量取得的金錢從一階級的公民給予另一階級。
1085. It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster. 中文 / Chinese：
個人因為不同意見而迫害他的兄弟的話，是一隻妖怪。
1086. Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world. 中文 / Chinese：
讓我們讀書，和讓我們跳舞；這些兩樣樂趣永不會危害這世界。
1087. Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers. 中文 / Chinese：
看他問的問題判斷一個人而不是根據他的答案。
1088. Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. 中文 / Chinese：
生命是一海難，但我們不應該忘記在救生艇裡歌唱。
1089. It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. 中文 / Chinese：
殺戮是不容許的；所以所有謀殺者都被懲罰除非他們大量的殺戮和在號角聲下進行。
1090. Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities. 中文 / Chinese：
那些可以令你相信荒唐，亦可以令你犯下暴行。
1091. Common sense is not so common. 中文 / Chinese：
共通常識不太共通。
763. You despise books； you whose lives are absorbed in the vanities of ambition, the pursuit of pleasure or indolence； but remember that all the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books. 中文 / Chinese：
你蔑視書本；你的人生被虛榮的野心，好玩和懶惰所吞併；但記住除了未開化的的國家，這世界是受到書本所管治。
764. Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers. 中文 / Chinese：
政府需要有牧羊人和屠夫兩者。
765. It is better to risk sparing a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one. 中文 / Chinese：
寧縱毋枉比較好。
766. The secret of being a bore is to tell everything. 中文 / Chinese：
做一個使人討厭的人的秘密是說出一切。
767. I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: ‘O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.’ And God granted it. 中文 / Chinese：
我只有給上帝一個禱告，一個很簡短的禱告：’上帝，令到的敵人荒唐。’衪答應了。
768. Illusion is the first of all pleasures. 中文 / Chinese：
幻象是所有樂趣之首。
769. When it is a question of money, everyone is of the same religion. 中文 / Chinese：
當討論到錢的問題時，每人的宗教都是一樣的。
770. Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too. 中文 / Chinese：
為自己打算然後讓其他人也享受同樣的特權。
206. Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value - zero. 中文 / Chinese：
紙幣最終會返回它真正的價值 - 零。
207. The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes. 中文 / Chinese：
鏡子是一項沒用的發明。唯一可以看真你自己是你在別人眼中的反映。
208. Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills. 中文 / Chinese：
動物比人類有這些優點：牠們不會聽到鐘聲響，牠們死時不知道死亡是什麼，沒有神学研究者指示牠們，牠們的最後時刻沒有被可厭的儀式打擾，牠們的喪禮不花一文，還有，沒有人為牠們的遺囑打官司。
209. Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake. 中文 / Chinese：
給我在人生裡對小事物的耐性，對大考驗的勇氣。幫助我每天做得最好，然後在睡時知道上帝是清醒的。
210. 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. 中文 / Chinese：
每個玩家一定要接受人生發予的牌：但一旦拿在手裡，玩家一定要獨自決定怎樣玩而去贏這遊戲。
211. The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing. 中文 / Chinese：
我越讀得多書，我獲得更多，而我更肯定我什麼都不知道。
