Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

Quote by Voltaire

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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 with books as with men: a very small number play a great part,...

It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part,...

The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is...

The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is...

May god defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

May god defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

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...

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

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...

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

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.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

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

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

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

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 secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

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

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

The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.

The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

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...