Clever tyrants are never punished.

Quote by Voltaire

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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.

Tears are the silent language of grief

Tears are the silent language of grief

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

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

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of...

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of...

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.

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...

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

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...

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...

To hold a pen is to be at war.

To hold a pen is to be at war.

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.

Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...

Tears are the silent language of grief.

Tears are the silent language of grief.

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

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

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

God is with those who persevere

God is with those who persevere

I told the priest, Don't count on any second coming, God got his ass kicked...

I told the priest, Don't count on any second coming, God got his ass kicked...