Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Quote by Voltaire

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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now...

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now...

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

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

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

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but...

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but...

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

A witty saying proves nothing.

A witty saying proves nothing.

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

Minds differ still more than faces

Minds differ still more than faces

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

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

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

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.

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...

This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity...

This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity...

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time

Perfection is the child of time

Perfection is the child of time

You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what's that? Come up with a smiling face,...

You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what's that? Come up with a smiling face,...