Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

Quote by Voltaire

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Clever tyrants are never punished.

Clever tyrants are never punished.

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also...

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also...

What then do you call your soul? What idea have you of it? You cannot...

What then do you call your soul? What idea have you of it? You cannot...

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,...

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 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.

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.

Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age.

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age.

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

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

Only your friends steal your books.

Only your friends steal your books.

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...

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

Nature has always had more force than education.

Nature has always had more force than education.

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of...

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of...

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

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

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we...

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we...