Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

Quote by Voltaire

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Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue,...

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue,...

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy: the mad daughter of a wise...

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy: the mad daughter of a wise...

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but...

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but...

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

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

The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly...

The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly...

The progress of rivers to the ocean is not so rapid as that of man...

The progress of rivers to the ocean is not so rapid as that of man...

This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity...

This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity...

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which...

I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which...

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

Tears are the silent language of grief

Tears are the silent language of grief

Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?

Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?

Minds differ still more than faces

Minds differ still more than faces

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of...

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of...

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

We cannot wish for that we know not.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.