The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they…

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I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to...

I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to...

It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad...

It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad...

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

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

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

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

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

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...

The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to...

The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to...

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We...

It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We...

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

All sects differ, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it...

All sects differ, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it...

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...

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults...

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults...

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

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

Whenever I prepare for a journey I prepare as though for death. Should I never...

Whenever I prepare for a journey I prepare as though for death. Should I never...

I'm lost in the middle of my birthday. I want my friends, their touch, with...

I'm lost in the middle of my birthday. I want my friends, their touch, with...

If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.

If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.