Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

Quote by Voltaire

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Illusion is the first of the pleasures

Illusion is the first of the pleasures

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

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.

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is...

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is...

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense

Only your friends steal your books.

Only your friends steal your books.

Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.

Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.

He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it.

He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it.

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from...

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from...

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be...

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be...

The atheists are for the most part impudent and misguided scholars who reason badly, and...

The atheists are for the most part impudent and misguided scholars who reason badly, and...

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

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

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born...

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born...

We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to...

In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to...

My life is a struggle.

My life is a struggle.

Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?

Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?