It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion

Quote by Voltaire

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

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

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

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

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no...

The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no...

I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the...

I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the...

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...

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

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...

It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of...

It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of...

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble.

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble.

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning!...

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning!...

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is...

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is...

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.

Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.