Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

Quote by Voltaire

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It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

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

My life is a struggle.

My life is a struggle.

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition

Liberty guest amiable, Plants both elbows on the table

Liberty guest amiable, Plants both elbows on the table

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they...

Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they...

The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to...

The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to...

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be...

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be...

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...