Voltaire Quotes

People living deeply have no fear of death.

It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great.

It comes with faith, for with complete faith there is no fear of what faces you in life or death.

A good man with a good conscience doesn't walk so fast.

A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing.

In day-to-day life, you have stimulus to behave unethically, but in the long term, it always pays off to be ethical.

Fidelity to conscience is inconsistent with retiring modesty. If it be so, let the modesty succumb. It can be only a false modesty which can be thus endangered.

I have no fear of death. More important, I don't fear life.

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

Death is a false fear. When it is here, you won't be. When it's not, you are here.

A good conscience is a continual feast.

Upon common theaters … the applause of the audience is of more importance to the actors than their own approbation. But upon the stage of life, while conscience claps, let the world hiss! …. If conscience disapproves, the loudest applause of the world are of little value.

Moral liberty is the power of following, in all circumstances, our sense of right and wrong, or of acting in conformity to our reflecting and moral principles, without being controlled by any contrary principles.

The secret value of a conscience, that approves its own action, is lessened somewhat each time that it receives the reward of fame by displaying its deeds.

You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.

You have to make your choices however you see fit and just keep your integrity as best you can.

He'll cheat without scruple, who can without fear.

The glory of the good is in their consciences, and not in the tongues of men.

When you stop being afraid you feel good

The moment you start seeing life as non-serious, a playfulness, all the burden on your heart disappears. All the fear of death, of life, of love - everything disappears.

He sought his former accustomed fear of death and did not find it. "Where is it? What death?" There was no fear because there was no death. In place of death there was light.

The secret of life is to have no fear.

I would rather go out of politics having the feeling that I had done what was right than stay in with the approval of all men, knowing in my heart that I have acted as I ought not to.

Conscience, that boon companion who sets a man free under the strong breastplate of innocence, that bids him on and fear not.

If we are at peace with God and our own conscience, what enemy among men need we fear?