All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.

Quote by Voltaire

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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...

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...

Minds differ still more than faces

Minds differ still more than faces

The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to...

The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to...

Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.

Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

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

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

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

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

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

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...

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

How inexpressible is the meanness of being a hypocrite! how horrible is it to be...

How inexpressible is the meanness of being a hypocrite! how horrible is it to be...

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion

It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue,...

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue,...

Nature has always had more force than education.

Nature has always had more force than education.

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...