Voltaire Religion Quotations

When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason.

Religion was instituted to make us happy in this life and in the other. What must we do to be happy in the life to come? Be just.

Wherever there is a settled society, religion is necessary; the laws cover manifest crimes, and religion covers secret crimes.

Such is the feebleness of humanity, such is its perversity, that doubtless it is better for it to be subject to all possible superstitions, as long as they are not murderous, than to live without religion.

In all the disputes which have excited Christians against each other, Rome has invariably decided in favor of that opinion which tended most towards the suppression of the human intellect and the annihilation of the reasoning powers.

Our priests are not what a silly populace supposes; all their learning consists in our credulity.

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

England has forty-two religions and only two sauces.

Since the whole affair had become one of religion, the vanquished were of course exterminated.

The first clergyman was the first rascal who met the first fool.

Let us meet four times a year in a grand temple with music, and thank God for all his gifts. There is one sun. There is one God. Let us have one religion. Then all mankind will be brethren.

The Bible. That is what fools have written, what imbeciles commend, what rogues teach and young children are made to learn by heart.

Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd and bloody religion that has ever infected the world.

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.

Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.