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

Quote by Voltaire

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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

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

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

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

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

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

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

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

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from...

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from...

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

Tears are the silent language of grief

Tears are the silent language of grief

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,...

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...

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

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

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

I am old enough to know that victory is often a thing deferred, and rarely...

I am old enough to know that victory is often a thing deferred, and rarely...