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

Quote by Voltaire

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Only your friends steal your books

Only your friends steal your books

I keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn...

I keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn...

How inexpressible is the meanness of being a hypocrite! how horrible is it to be...

How inexpressible is the meanness of being a hypocrite! how horrible is it to be...

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

A witty saying proves nothing.

A witty saying proves nothing.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Prejudice is the reason of fools

Prejudice is the reason of fools

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

Love truth, and pardon error.

Love truth, and pardon error.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to...

I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to...

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...

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty...

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty...

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery