Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd

Quote by Voltaire

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Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent.

Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

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

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

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

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

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord,...

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord,...

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.

He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives; very few are...

Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives; very few are...

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them

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...

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

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

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

He [Will Rogers] was America's most complete human document. One-third humor. One-third humanitarian. One-third heart.

He [Will Rogers] was America's most complete human document. One-third humor. One-third humanitarian. One-third heart.

All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one...

All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one...

Time is my greatest enemy.

Time is my greatest enemy.