To have the clarity of mind and wit of Voltaire, along with his wealth, and to live where and how he did, would be heaven enough for me.

It is truly extravagant to define God, angels, and minds, and to know precisely why God defined the world, when we do not know why we move our arms at will. Doubt is not a very agreeable state, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
  François-Marie Arouet, "Voltaire" (1694–1778)