I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that flies are born to be eaten by spiders and man to be devoured by sorrow.

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I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

Only your friends steal your books

Only your friends steal your books

To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities - that is not to...

To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities - that is not to...

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

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

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

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...

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from...

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from...

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live...

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live...

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the...

I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the...

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

To hold a pen is to be at war.

To hold a pen is to be at war.

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...

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...

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

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

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

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.