In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.

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Better is the enemy of good.

Better is the enemy of good.

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

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

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

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

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

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,...

The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

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

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

It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.

It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of...

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of...

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...

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...

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.

Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord,...

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord,...

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of...

Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of...

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...

I'm a man of God and me come to do God's work.

I'm a man of God and me come to do God's work.

Be careful for nothing, but in every thing, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let...

Be careful for nothing, but in every thing, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let...