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

Quote by Voltaire

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It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion

It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of...

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of...

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old...

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old...

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

May god defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

May god defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty...

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty...

This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity...

This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity...

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is...

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is...

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to...

The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to...

I advise you to go on living solely to enrage those who are paying your...

I advise you to go on living solely to enrage those who are paying your...

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

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.