Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

Quote by Voltaire

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Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of...

Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of...

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

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...

In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.

In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.

The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing...

The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing...

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous....

In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous....

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 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...

The superfluous, a very necessary thing

The superfluous, a very necessary thing

The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours,...

The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours,...

He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it.

He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it.

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

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

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...

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.

We must distinguish between speaking to deceive and being silent to be reserved.

We must distinguish between speaking to deceive and being silent to be reserved.

Thinking is the greatest torture in the world for most people.

Thinking is the greatest torture in the world for most people.

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...

Don't tell God you got problems, tell your problems you got God

Don't tell God you got problems, tell your problems you got God

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in...

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in...