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

Quote by Voltaire

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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...

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

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.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live...

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live...

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues,...

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues,...

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...

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

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

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

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

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.

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

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

Tears are the silent language of grief

Tears are the silent language of grief

I hate women because they always know where things are.

I hate women because they always know where things are.

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

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

Clever tyrants are never punished.

Clever tyrants are never punished.

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

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

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.