Voltaire Translations 2 by Michael R Burch

These are translations of Voltaire, one of the world's most prolific, best and most influential writers. Voltaire, born François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), was an amazingly prolific writer who produced works in nearly every literary genre, including poems, plays, novels and novellas, satires, parodies, essays, histories, Bible criticism, and even early science fiction! TRANSLATIONS OF VOLTAIRE EPIGRAMS AND QUOTES Once fanaticism has gangrened brains the incurable malady invariably remains. —Voltaire, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Love is a canvas created by nature and completed by imagination. —Voltaire, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch If God did not create us, it was necessary for us to create him. —Voltaire, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch My only prayer to God was, “Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.” And he granted it. —Voltaire, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch God is a jester performing for an audience too frightened to laugh. —Voltaire, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Doubt is an undesirable condition, but preferable to ludicrous certainty. —Voltaire, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Faith is believing what reason cannot countenance. —Voltaire, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch ?Life is a shipwreck, yet we must sing in the lifeboats. —Voltaire, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Every man is a product of his age and few are able to rise above its misconceptions. —Voltaire, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Judge a man by his doubts rather than his certainties. —Voltaire, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch The secret of being a bore is to reveal everything. —Voltaire, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Common sense is uncommon. —Voltaire, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Once fanaticism has gangrened brains the malady is usually incurable. —Voltaire, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Keywords/Tags: Voltaire, France, French, English translation, you, Phyllis, youth, young, crush, love, lost love, kiss, time, write, writing, words, poems, poetry