Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

Quote by Voltaire

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When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does...

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does...

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble

It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.

It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.

We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

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

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

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...

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 sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.

The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

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...