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

Quote by Voltaire

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

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

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

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

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

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

Only your friends steal your books.

Only your friends steal your books.

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

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...

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...

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.

Regimen is superior to medicine, especially as, from time immemorial, out of every hundred physicians,...

Regimen is superior to medicine, especially as, from time immemorial, out of every hundred physicians,...

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

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

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

Tears are the silent language of grief

Tears are the silent language of grief

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

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

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others