Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

Quote by Voltaire

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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...

In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to...

In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to...

If there were no God, it would be necessary to invent him.

If there were no God, it would be necessary to invent him.

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

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...

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...

History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes

History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those...

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those...

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a...

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a...

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,...

Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage...

Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage...

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

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.

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old...

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old...

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

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

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves...

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves...

I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to...

I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to...

I took a day to search for God, And found Him not; but as I...

I took a day to search for God, And found Him not; but as I...