Common sense is not so common.

Quote by Voltaire

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The history of human opinion is scarcely anything, more than the history of human errors

The history of human opinion is scarcely anything, more than the history of human errors

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

We must distinguish between speaking to deceive and being silent to be reserved.

We must distinguish between speaking to deceive and being silent to be reserved.

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of...

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of...

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

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

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...

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of...

It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of...

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to...

The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to...

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now...

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now...

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.