Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

Quote by Voltaire

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He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

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

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

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The...

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The...

The progress of rivers to the ocean is not so rapid as that of man...

The progress of rivers to the ocean is not so rapid as that of man...

Love truth, and pardon error.

Love truth, and pardon error.

Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.

Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.

The ladder of success must be set upon something solid before you can start to...

The ladder of success must be set upon something solid before you can start to...

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

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...

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be...

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be...

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...

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord,...

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord,...

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

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

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,...

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

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

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

Nature has always had more force than education.

Nature has always had more force than education.

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words...

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words...