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

Topics: Act Quotes, Carpe Diem Quotes

It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad...

It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad...

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is...

The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is...

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

Nature has always had more force than education.

Nature has always had more force than education.

Only your friends steal your books

Only your friends steal your books

The best is the enemy of the good.

The best is the enemy of the good.

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

My life is a struggle.

My life is a struggle.

To hold a pen is to be at war.

To hold a pen is to be at war.

Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage...

Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage...

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

I hate women because they always know where things are.

I hate women because they always know where things are.

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...

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

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 art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.