I hate women because they always know where things are.

Quote by Voltaire

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Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

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

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

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

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

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

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

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

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...

Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of...

Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of...

Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.

Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from...

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from...

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

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...

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

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

In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to...

In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to...

The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

We tried not to age, but Time had its rage.

We tried not to age, but Time had its rage.

Im convinced that God gave us Mondays to punish us for the things we did...

Im convinced that God gave us Mondays to punish us for the things we did...