It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.

Quote by Voltaire

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Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from...

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from...

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now...

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now...

The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost...

The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost...

Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they...

Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they...

A witty saying proves nothing.

A witty saying proves nothing.

I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which...

I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which...

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

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

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it.

He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it.

History should be written as philosophy.

History should be written as philosophy.

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

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

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

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,...

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from...

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from...

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust [our own] government statements....

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust [our own] government statements....

Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and as governments are made...

Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and as governments are made...