Voltaire

French · 1694–1778

French Enlightenment writer and philosopher whose satirical masterpiece "Candide" and fierce advocacy for civil liberties defined an era.

“Il faut cultiver notre jardin.”
Français

“We must cultivate our garden.”

“Il est difficile de libérer les insensés des chaînes qu'ils révèrent.”
Français

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