I keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn very little.

Quote by Voltaire

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I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right...

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right...

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age.

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age.

The superfluous, a very necessary thing

The superfluous, a very necessary thing

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

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 husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one...

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one...

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity...

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity...

Injustice in the end produces independence.

Injustice in the end produces independence.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

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

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

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

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

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

Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they...

Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they...