He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it.

Quote by Voltaire

Topics: Age Quotes

I advise you to go on living solely to enrage those who are paying your...

I advise you to go on living solely to enrage those who are paying your...

The man who ventures to write contemporary history must expect to be attacked both for...

The man who ventures to write contemporary history must expect to be attacked both for...

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

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

The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

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

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

It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.

It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

Only your friends steal your books.

Only your friends steal your books.

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...

Work is often the father of pleasure.

Work is often the father of pleasure.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

Injustice in the end produces independence.

Injustice in the end produces independence.

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.

The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.

Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.

Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.