Liberty guest amiable, Plants both elbows on the table

Quote by Voltaire

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Better is the enemy of good.

Better is the enemy of good.

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

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.

Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they...

Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they...

Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without...

Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without...

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of...

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of...

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...

The atheists are for the most part impudent and misguided scholars who reason badly, and...

The atheists are for the most part impudent and misguided scholars who reason badly, and...

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but...

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but...

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most,...

Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most,...

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the...

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the...

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives; very few are...

Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives; very few are...

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity...

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity...

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a...

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a...

I feel so miserable without you, it's almost like having you here.

I feel so miserable without you, it's almost like having you here.