No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Quote by Voltaire

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

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

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

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

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

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

History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes

History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes

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

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

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

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

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing...

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing...

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really...

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

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

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

Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.

Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like...

A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like...

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and...

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and...

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

A monopoly on the means of communication may define a ruling elite more precisely than...

A monopoly on the means of communication may define a ruling elite more precisely than...

I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they...

I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they...