I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.

Quote by Voltaire

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

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

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

To enjoy life, we must touch much of it lightly.

To enjoy life, we must touch much of it lightly.

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing...

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing...

Society therefore is an ancient as the world.

Society therefore is an ancient as the world.

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...

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The...

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The...

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

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

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.

Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our...

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our...

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

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

The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours,...

The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours,...

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also...

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also...

May god defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

May god defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.

Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.

Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...