All sects differ, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God

Quote by Voltaire

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God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be...

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be...

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

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

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

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...

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...

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

Judge a man by his questions rather than 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.

It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only...

It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only...

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

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...

The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

My life is a struggle.

My life is a struggle.

The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no...

The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no...

Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.

Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.