Voltaire Quotes on Death
Francois-Marie Arouet, known by his pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit and his advocacy of civil liberties. This page collects quotes attributed to Voltaire on the topic of death, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.”
1770s | Déclaration de Voltaire, note to his secretary, Jean-Louis Wagnière (28 February 1778) -
“Satire lies about men of letters during their life, and eulogy after their death.”
A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness(1902) | p. 105 -
“A single part of physics occupies the lives of many men, and often leaves them dying in uncertainty.”
1730s | "A Madame la Marquise du Châtelet, Avant-Propos", Eléments de Philosophie de Newton (1738) -
“One dies twice: to cease to live is nothing, but to cease to love and to be loved is an insupportable death.”
A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness(1902) | p. 113