One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

Quote by Voltaire

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Only your friends steal your books

Only your friends steal your books

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly

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...

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he...

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he...

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...

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 long dispute means both parties are wrong

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

History is fables agreed upon.

History is fables agreed upon.

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.

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most,...

Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most,...

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them

We cannot wish for that we know not.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord,...

I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord,...

Minds differ still more than faces

Minds differ still more than faces

Nature has always had more force than education.

Nature has always had more force than education.

Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd, and bloody religion that has ever infected...

Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd, and bloody religion that has ever infected...

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

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

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.