Men who are occupied in the restoration of health to other men, by the joint exertion of skill and humanity, are above all the great of the earth. They even partake of divinity, since to preserve and renew is almost as noble as to create.
More Quotes from Voltaire:
Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say the letter kills and the spirit gives life.Voltaire
Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.
Voltaire
The only way to compel men to speak good of us is to do it.
Voltaire
There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
Voltaire
All people are equal, it is not birth, it is virtue alone that makes the difference.
Voltaire
Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument.
Voltaire
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Health Quotes, Humanity Quotes, Man QuotesI was having trouble making ends meet, and my beginnings weren't meeting either.
Allan Sherman
Performance is your reality. Forget everything else.
Harold S. Geneen
Success is not in what you have, but who you are.
Bo Bennett