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

Quote by Voltaire

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Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

Regimen is superior to medicine, especially as, from time immemorial, out of every hundred physicians,...

Regimen is superior to medicine, especially as, from time immemorial, out of every hundred physicians,...

Nature has always had more force than education.

Nature has always had more force than education.

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

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

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

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

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.

Clever tyrants are never punished.

Clever tyrants are never punished.

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

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

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth

Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

A few, a few, too few for drums and yells, May creep back, silent, to...

A few, a few, too few for drums and yells, May creep back, silent, to...

Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.

Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.