Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.

Quote by Voltaire

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Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.

Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of...

Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of...

Use do not abuse, neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Use do not abuse, neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

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,...

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...

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.

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old...

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old...

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...

All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally...

All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally...

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now...

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now...

In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.

In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.

Tears are the silent language of grief.

Tears are the silent language of grief.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.