History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes

Quote by Voltaire

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I keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn...

I keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn...

A witty saying proves nothing.

A witty saying proves nothing.

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really...

Regimen is superior to medicine, especially as, from time immemorial, out of every hundred physicians,...

Regimen is superior to medicine, especially as, from time immemorial, out of every hundred physicians,...

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.

It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does...

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does...

Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives; very few are...

Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives; very few are...

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of...

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of...

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be...

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be...

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born...

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born...

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the...

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the...

Injustice in the end produces independence.

Injustice in the end produces independence.

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal...

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal...

Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.

Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.

Only than the villains of the Hierarchy will turn their face to the man hooked...

Only than the villains of the Hierarchy will turn their face to the man hooked...

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

Pleasure may come from illusion, but happiness can come only of reality.

Pleasure may come from illusion, but happiness can come only of reality.