Better is the enemy of good.

Quote by Voltaire

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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.

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

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

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.

Nature has always had more force than education.

Nature has always had more force than education.

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old...

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old...

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.

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!...

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults...

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults...

Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without...

Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without...

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

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

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal...

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal...

Tears are the silent language of grief

Tears are the silent language of grief

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

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

Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

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

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

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

If there's no action, you haven't truly decided.

If there's no action, you haven't truly decided.

Without a measureless and perpetual uncertainty, the drama of human life would be destroyed.

Without a measureless and perpetual uncertainty, the drama of human life would be destroyed.

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict,...

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict,...