He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that he really is dead.

Quote by Voltaire

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The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

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.

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage...

Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage...

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity...

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity...

Injustice in the end produces independence.

Injustice in the end produces independence.

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

Society therefore is an ancient as the world.

Society therefore is an ancient as the world.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

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...

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

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

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

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

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.