Quotes by Voltaire

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those >>

Shun idleness is the rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant m >>

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as >>

Quotations about Poetry and Poets

Poetry is indispensable --if I only knew what for. >>

Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, b >>

The essence of poetry is will and passion. >>

It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

Voltaire