Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?

Quote by Voltaire

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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...

Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most,...

Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most,...

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

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

May God defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

May God defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

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...

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty...

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty...

The atheists are for the most part impudent and misguided scholars who reason badly, and...

The atheists are for the most part impudent and misguided scholars who reason badly, and...

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one...

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one...

I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be...

I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be...

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the...

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the...

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

When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

The very impossibility in which I find myself to prove that God is not, discovers...

The very impossibility in which I find myself to prove that God is not, discovers...

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.

All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.

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

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