More From Voltaire
- "The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it."
- "The safest course is to do nothing against one’s conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death."
- "The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason."