History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

Quote by Voltaire

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What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

Thinking is the greatest torture in the world for most people.

Thinking is the greatest torture in the world for most people.

The very impossibility in which I find myself to prove that God is not, discovers...

The very impossibility in which I find myself to prove that God is not, discovers...

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

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

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.

Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.

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.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is...

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is...

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force

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

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

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

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

My life is a struggle.

My life is a struggle.

Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.

Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal...

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal...

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...

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the...

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the...

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

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

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...

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

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