No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

Quote by Voltaire

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The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

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...

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.

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our...

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our...

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

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.

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning!...

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning!...

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...

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults...

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults...

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.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts

Work is often the father of pleasure.

Work is often the father of pleasure.

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...

God deliver me from a man of one book

God deliver me from a man of one book

God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.

God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.