Better is the enemy of good.

Quote by Voltaire

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Thinking is the greatest torture in the world for most people.

Thinking is the greatest torture in the world for most people.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord...

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord...

I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be...

I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be...

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

Illusion is the first of the pleasures

Illusion is the first of the pleasures

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity...

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity...

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.

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

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

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

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

Tears are the silent language of grief

Tears are the silent language of grief

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also...

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also...

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

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

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born...

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born...

The impotence of God is infinite

The impotence of God is infinite

If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely meant...

If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely meant...