It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge

Quote by Voltaire

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All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born...

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born...

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

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...

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...

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old...

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old...

The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to...

The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to...

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd

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

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

Prejudice is the reason of fools

Prejudice is the reason of fools

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

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

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

It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is...

It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is...

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.

Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.

The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.

The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but...

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but...