Skip to quotes
Glory Quotes

He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.

VoltaireWriter · French · 1694 – 1778
More from Voltaire
Sad QuotesWisdom Quotes
All Inspirational Motivational Love Life Friendship Funny Happiness Success Wisdom Family Hope All topics

Related quotes

  • Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise. — H. G. Wells
  • Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered. — Graham Greene
  • He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise. — Voltaire
  • In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others. — Voltaire
  • It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it. — Voltaire
  • The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason. — Voltaire
Photographers Privacy Terms Pixabay (opens in a new tab)
A Gojo Digital website · © 2026