Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives; very few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of their times.

Quote by Voltaire

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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...

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?

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.

Tears are the silent language of grief.

Tears are the silent language of grief.

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves...

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves...

Only your friends steal your books.

Only your friends steal your books.

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

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

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

Regimen is superior to medicine, especially as, from time immemorial, out of every hundred physicians,...

Regimen is superior to medicine, especially as, from time immemorial, out of every hundred physicians,...

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

We cannot wish for that we know not.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference

Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those...

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those...

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words...

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words...

In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.

In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.

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

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

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

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.

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.

What in me is dark, Illumine, what is low raise and support, That to the...

What in me is dark, Illumine, what is low raise and support, That to the...