Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Quote by Voltaire

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It is not known precisely where angels dwell whether in the air, the void, or...

It is not known precisely where angels dwell whether in the air, the void, or...

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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...

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

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

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

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really...

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time

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

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

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he...

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he...

I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be...

I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be...

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

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

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

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

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

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning!...

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning!...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

The human consciousness is really homogeneous. There is no complete forgetting, even in death.

The human consciousness is really homogeneous. There is no complete forgetting, even in death.

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to...

To praise princes for virtues they are lacking in is a way of insulting them...

To praise princes for virtues they are lacking in is a way of insulting them...