Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel.

Quote by Voltaire

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Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth

Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference

Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference

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

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

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

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

The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.

The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one...

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one...

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large...

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large...

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...

It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.

It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

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

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

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it,...

The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it,...

A good scientist is a person in whom the childhood quality of perennial curiosity lingers...

A good scientist is a person in whom the childhood quality of perennial curiosity lingers...

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it