History should be written as philosophy.

Quote by Voltaire

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Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

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

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

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

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

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

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord...

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord...

I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the...

I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the...

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...

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

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.

To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.

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...

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty...

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty...

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.

Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.

In quarreling the truth is always lost

In quarreling the truth is always lost