Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

Quote by Voltaire

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Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

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

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

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.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

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

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

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

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...

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large...

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large...

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

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.

The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

Even people who aren't sick may not have optimal wellness.

Even people who aren't sick may not have optimal wellness.

Hatred and bitterness can never cure the disease of fear; only love can do that....

Hatred and bitterness can never cure the disease of fear; only love can do that....

Love is a serious mental disease.

Love is a serious mental disease.

Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.

Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.