By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

Quote by Voltaire

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All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

The man who ventures to write contemporary history must expect to be attacked both for...

The man who ventures to write contemporary history must expect to be attacked both for...

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?

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...

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues,...

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues,...

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from...

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from...

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.

The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.

May God defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

May God defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities - that is not to...

To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities - that is not to...

Clever tyrants are never punished.

Clever tyrants are never punished.

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

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

Tears are the silent language of grief

Tears are the silent language of grief

Liberty guest amiable, Plants both elbows on the table

Liberty guest amiable, Plants both elbows on the table

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live...

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live...

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

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

Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.

Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

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...