It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape.

Quote by Voltaire

Topics: Death Quotes

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.

It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

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...

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

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.

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

May god defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

May god defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

Inspiration: A peculiar effect of divine flatulence emitted by the Holy Spirit which hisses into...

Inspiration: A peculiar effect of divine flatulence emitted by the Holy Spirit which hisses into...

The sentiment of justice is so natural, and so universally acquired by all mankind, that...

The sentiment of justice is so natural, and so universally acquired by all mankind, that...

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Prejudice is the reason of fools

Prejudice is the reason of fools

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference

Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to...

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to...

The only real equality is in the cemetery

The only real equality is in the cemetery

A man has no religion who has not slowly and painfully gathered one together, adding...

A man has no religion who has not slowly and painfully gathered one together, adding...