• Link to Youtube Link to Youtube Link to Youtube
  • Link to Telegram Link to Telegram Link to Telegram
  • Link to X Link to X Link to X
yoice.net
  • Quotes | yoice.net
    • Authors
      • Albert Einstein
      • Aldous Huxley
      • Ayn Rand
      • Edward Bernays | Father of modern propaganda
      • Friedrich Nietzsche | Quotes Collection
      • George Orwell | Quotes Collection
      • Hannah Arendt | Quotes, philosophies and timeless wisdom
      • Henry Louis Mencken | Astute critic and satirist
      • Joost A.M. Meerloo
      • Julian Huxley
      • Noam Chomsky
      • Sergei Kapiza
      • Walter Lippmann
    • Tags
      • Anarchy | Wisdom and the Philosophy of Freedom
      • Education
      • COVID1984 Quotes | Revealing the Madness
      • Democracy | Some revealing quotes
      • Money creation | Quotes about the magic of money
      • Jesuit
      • Mass media
      • Truth
      • Science
  • Earth Curve Calculator
  • Saved Quotes & Inspirations
  • Menu Menu

Quote by Voltaire: Truth and Restraint

„Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said.“

VoltairePhilosophical quote by Voltaire about the importance of truth and restraint in speaking.
Previous Previous Previous Next Next Next

Voltaire, born François-Marie Arouet, was an 18th-century French philosopher, writer, and Enlightenment thinker known for his wit and advocacy of freedom of speech and tolerance.

A philosophical aphorism by Voltaire about truth and restraint in expression.


Translation or original: 🇩🇪Click here

Quelle: Hier klicken

i

3.0 / 5
👥 Community:
Voltaire | half-truthtruthlieBullshitproverbtrue earthmodestyfreedom of speechhypocrisywisdomsarcasmfact-check
Share this entry
  • Facebook Facebook Share on Facebook
  • Whatsapp Whatsapp Share on WhatsApp
  • Paper-plane Paper-plane Share on Telegram
  • Mail Mail Share by Mail

Inspirational quote image attributed to Voltaire about truth and restraint

François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), better known by his pen name Voltaire, was a leading figure of the Enlightenment. His works include philosophy, plays, essays, and letters. Voltaire passionately defended human rights, criticized religion, and advocated freedom of expression, making him a pivotal figure in European intellectual history.

Inspirational quote by Kate Atkinson about truth and liesCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
27. May 2020
/
0 Comments
"You must never believe everything they say about a person. Generally speaking, most of it will be lies, half-truths at best." Kate Atkinson
Read more
Inspirational quote by Mark Twain about truth and wisdomCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
27. May 2022
/
0 Comments
"The truth must be served like a coat, and not thrown in the face like a wet towel." Mark Twain
Read more
Inspirational quote about truth by Tom StoppardCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
27. May 2023
/
0 Comments
"The truth is always a compound of two half-truths, and you never reach it, because there is always something more to say." Tom Stoppard
Read more
Quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson about asserting truth versus opinionCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
4. June 2024
/
0 Comments
"If you want to assert a truth, first make sure it’s not just an opinion that you desperately want to be true." Neil deGrasse Tyson
Read more
Quote about truth in lies by Laurell Kaye HamiltonCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
27. May 2025
/
0 Comments
"The best lies are always at least partially true." Laurell Kaye Hamilton
Read more
George Orwell quote image about truth, untruth, and the influence of an enemyCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
2. February 2021
/
0 Comments
"Truth becomes untruth if uttered by your enemy" George Orwell
Read more
0 replies

Leave a Reply

Want to join the discussion?
Feel free to contribute!

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Du musst angemeldet sein, um einen Kommentar abzugeben.

QR Code
Novak Djokovic Tupac Shakur Jean Cocteau Stella Nina McCartney Alexander von Humboldt Hans-Georg Gadamer Nikola Tesla Epiktet Albert Schweitzer Chris Hedges Albert Einstein Heinrich Böll Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Milton Friedman Robert A. Heinlein Edward Bernays John Taylor Gatto Ivan Illich Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Thomas Sowell Aldous Huxley Leo Tolstoi Harry Edson Browne Murray Rothbard Walter Lippmann Friedrich Nietzsche George Orwell Ayn Rand Noam Chomsky Henry Ford H. L. Mencken Erich Fromm Neil Postman Umberto Eco Voltaire Clive Staples Lewis Eduardo Galeano Dr. Alan Bloom Mark Twain Thomas Kuhn Jonathan Swift John Trudell Emma Goldman Albert Camus Oscar Wilde Michael Jackson Marquis de LaFayette Moby Karl Popper Herbert George Wells
©yoice.net • Realisierung: jan@pixel-park.net • Hosting - yoice.net Media • moyo-film.de | *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
  • Link to Youtube Link to Youtube Link to Youtube
  • Link to Telegram Link to Telegram Link to Telegram
  • Link to X Link to X Link to X
  • Contact
  • Cookie Policy (EU)
  • Privacy Policy
  • imprint
Link to: Quote by Voltaire: Earth as the Universe’s Insane Asylum Link to: Quote by Voltaire: Earth as the Universe’s Insane Asylum Quote by Voltaire: Earth as the Universe’s Insane AsylumVoltaire quote image about Earth as the Universe's insane asylumCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork Link to: Quote by Voltaire on Medicine and Knowledge Link to: Quote by Voltaire on Medicine and Knowledge Voltaire quote about medicine, doctors, and knowledgeCopyright © yoice.net – Quote ArtworkQuote by Voltaire on Medicine and Knowledge
Scroll to top Scroll to top Scroll to top
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}