Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference

Quote by Voltaire

Topics: Equality Quotes, Men Quotes

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

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

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

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one...

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one...

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...

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

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...

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

The history of human opinion is scarcely anything, more than the history of human errors

The history of human opinion is scarcely anything, more than the history of human errors

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

The atheists are for the most part impudent and misguided scholars who reason badly, and...

The atheists are for the most part impudent and misguided scholars who reason badly, and...

It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.

It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age.

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age.

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...

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...

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd

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

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

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are...

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are...

Life is either a great adventure or nothing.

Life is either a great adventure or nothing.

Life is the game that must be played

Life is the game that must be played