Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost.

Quote by Voltaire

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

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

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but...

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but...

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age

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,...

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...

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.

Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.

To enjoy life, we must touch much of it lightly.

To enjoy life, we must touch much of it lightly.

Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?

Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?

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

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally...

All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally...

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of...

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of...

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

To hold a pen is to be at war.

To hold a pen is to be at war.

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...

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

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

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

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.