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

Quote by Voltaire

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

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

Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words...

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words...

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

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

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

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...

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does...

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does...

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

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 an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a...

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a...

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...

Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

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.

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.

In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.