No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Quote by Voltaire

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The ear is the avenue to the heart.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

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 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...

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age

I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to...

I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to...

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

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

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

The superfluous, a very necessary thing

The superfluous, a very necessary thing

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

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

The history of human opinion is scarcely anything, more than the history of human errors

The history of human opinion is scarcely anything, more than the history of human errors

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is...

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is...

Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without...

Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without...

The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

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...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

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.