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

Quote by Voltaire

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All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.

All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.

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...

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

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

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really...

It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

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

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.

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...

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

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...

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning!...

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning!...

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

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

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

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...

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

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

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be...

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be...

The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become famous too soon.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become famous too soon.

I can do whatever I want - I'm rich, I'm famous, and I'm bigger than...

I can do whatever I want - I'm rich, I'm famous, and I'm bigger than...

Wildness and silence disappeared from the countryside, sweetness fell from the air, not because anyone...

Wildness and silence disappeared from the countryside, sweetness fell from the air, not because anyone...