Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.

Quote by Voltaire

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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...

Clever tyrants are never punished.

Clever tyrants are never punished.

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

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

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

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

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

The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent...

The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent...

We cannot wish for that we know not.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

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

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

Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.

Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.

Only your friends steal your books.

Only your friends steal your books.

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

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...

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

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.

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right...

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right...

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,...

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

I'll endorse with my name any of the following; clothing AC-DC, cigarettes, small tapes, sound...

I'll endorse with my name any of the following; clothing AC-DC, cigarettes, small tapes, sound...