François Voltaire Archive
“For it has ruined everything in the experimental field that right from the beginning men have continually aimed at Experiments of Fruit not ones of Light, and have devoted their energies entirely to producing some splendid work, not to revealing nature's oracles, which is the work of works and encompasses in itself all power.”
Biography.
Voltaire to Richard Rolt: “My Soul is Free Everywhere” 1754
Letters on “Candide:” “I am [annoyed] that people attribute it to me” 1759
To Catherine the Great: “I'll Never Love Another Empress” 1774
To Frederick the Great: “You Would Perfectly Resemble Apollo...” 1776