Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him.

Quote by Voltaire

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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

The superfluous, a very necessary thing

The superfluous, a very necessary thing

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no...

The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no...

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to...

The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to...

The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

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

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

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

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

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue,...

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue,...

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves...

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves...

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble

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...

Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

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.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

To believe in God is impossible - to not believe in Him is absurd

To believe in God is impossible - to not believe in Him is absurd

Atheism is the last word of theism

Atheism is the last word of theism

There's no reason for me to believe that God exists, so I don't.

There's no reason for me to believe that God exists, so I don't.