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

Quote by Voltaire

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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.

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.

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

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...

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.

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

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

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

Minds differ still more than faces

Minds differ still more than faces

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd

History should be written as philosophy.

History should be written as philosophy.

A witty saying proves nothing.

A witty saying proves nothing.

It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We...

It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We...

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

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

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.

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.

The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to...

The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to...