Clever tyrants are never punished.

Quote by Voltaire

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I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition

The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no...

The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no...

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 art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly...

The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly...

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.

Work is often the father of pleasure.

Work is often the father of pleasure.

History should be written as philosophy.

History should be written as philosophy.

Liberty guest amiable, Plants both elbows on the table

Liberty guest amiable, Plants both elbows on the table

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.

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

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

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

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.

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

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

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...

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really...

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

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...

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...