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

Quote by Voltaire

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Nature has always had more force than education.

Nature has always had more force than education.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

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...

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...

Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth

Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth

The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part,...

It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part,...

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

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

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large...

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large...

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity...

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity...

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?

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one...

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one...

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

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

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

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal...

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal...

The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is...

The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is...

Humanity is the crime; God is the criminal.

Humanity is the crime; God is the criminal.

It is no secret that organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars...

It is no secret that organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars...