One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.

Quote by Voltaire

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

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

Use do not abuse, neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Use do not abuse, neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

My life is a struggle.

My life is a struggle.

It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad...

It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad...

To hold a pen is to be at war.

To hold a pen is to be at war.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

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.

Clever tyrants are never punished.

Clever tyrants are never punished.

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

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

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

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...

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

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

Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.

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

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

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

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...

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...

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...