All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.

Quote by Voltaire

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We cannot wish for that we know not.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born...

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born...

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord,...

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord,...

Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

To hold a pen is to be at war.

To hold a pen is to be at war.

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

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

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

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

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...

The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing...

The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing...

May god defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

May god defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

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.

Tears are the silent language of grief

Tears are the silent language of grief

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity...

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity...

Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.

Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

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...