An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

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I keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn...

I keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn...

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him

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...

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning!...

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning!...

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition

Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives; very few are...

Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives; very few are...

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Liberty guest amiable, Plants both elbows on the table

Liberty guest amiable, Plants both elbows on the table

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,...

I hate women because they always know where things are.

I hate women because they always know where things are.

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

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

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

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,...

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those...

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those...

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

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