Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Quote by Voltaire

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When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does...

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does...

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

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...

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble.

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble.

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

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

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

We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.

The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

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

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

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

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

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

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Inspiration: A peculiar effect of divine flatulence emitted by the Holy Spirit which hisses into...

Inspiration: A peculiar effect of divine flatulence emitted by the Holy Spirit which hisses into...

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...

An age at which many men are not quite common - at which they are...

An age at which many men are not quite common - at which they are...

I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to...

I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to...

You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.

You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.