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

Quote by Voltaire

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Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults...

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults...

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...

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

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

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

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 shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

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.

I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord,...

I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord,...

Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of...

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of...

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves...

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves...

Only your friends steal your books.

Only your friends steal your books.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

There are admirable potentialities in every human being. Believe in your strength and your truth....

There are admirable potentialities in every human being. Believe in your strength and your truth....

Where the tongue slips, it speaks the truth

Where the tongue slips, it speaks the truth