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

Quote by Voltaire

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

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

He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.

He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.

It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.

It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live...

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live...

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

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

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...

What then do you call your soul? What idea have you of it? You cannot...

What then do you call your soul? What idea have you of it? You cannot...

A witty saying proves nothing.

A witty saying proves nothing.

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

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

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

Illusion is the first of the pleasures

Illusion is the first of the pleasures

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...

I keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn...

I keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn...

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.