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

Quote by Voltaire

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Business is the salt of life.

Business is the salt of life.

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

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

Prejudice is the reason of fools

Prejudice is the reason of fools

The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age

The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing...

The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing...

Tears are the silent language of grief

Tears are the silent language of grief

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without...

Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without...

The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.

The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of...

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of...

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.

In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous....

In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous....

To believe in God is impossible - to not believe in Him is absurd

To believe in God is impossible - to not believe in Him is absurd

Nature has always had more force than education.

Nature has always had more force than education.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

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...

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

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.