He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it.

Quote by Voltaire

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Use do not abuse, neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Use do not abuse, neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

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...

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our...

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our...

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...

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...

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words...

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words...

Prejudice is the reason of fools

Prejudice is the reason of fools

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now...

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now...

Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.

Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.

History is fables agreed upon.

History is fables agreed upon.

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

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

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also...

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also...

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part,...

It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part,...

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in...

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in...

The nakedness of woman is the work of God.

The nakedness of woman is the work of God.