I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that flies are born to be eaten by spiders and man to be devoured by sorrow.

Quote by Voltaire

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

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

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

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

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be...

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be...

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

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

The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no...

The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no...

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...

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.

It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.

Better is the enemy of good.

Better is the enemy of good.

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...

To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities - that is not to...

To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities - that is not to...

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

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

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

The best is the enemy of the good.

The best is the enemy of the good.

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do....

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do....

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.