In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.

Quote by Voltaire

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We cannot wish for that we know not.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

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

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be...

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be...

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.

We must distinguish between speaking to deceive and being silent to be reserved.

We must distinguish between speaking to deceive and being silent to be reserved.

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.

Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.

My life is a struggle.

My life is a struggle.

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.

Minds differ still more than faces

Minds differ still more than faces

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is...

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

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.

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is...

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is...

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from...

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from...

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.