In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.

Quote by Voltaire

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I advise you to go on living solely to enrage those who are paying your...

I advise you to go on living solely to enrage those who are paying your...

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

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

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

The best is the enemy of the good.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

Business is the salt of life.

Business is the salt of life.

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults...

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults...

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...

It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

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

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

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

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

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

To believe in God is impossible - to not believe in Him is absurd

To believe in God is impossible - to not believe in Him is absurd

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those...

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those...

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

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...

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.