Only your friends steal your books.

Quote by Voltaire

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To enjoy life, we must touch much of it lightly.

To enjoy life, we must touch much of it lightly.

It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.

It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.

Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent.

Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from...

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from...

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of...

Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of...

Business is the salt of life.

Business is the salt of life.

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...

Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth

Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth

Minds differ still more than faces

Minds differ still more than faces

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble.

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble.

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

History is fables agreed upon.

History is fables agreed upon.

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

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

We cannot wish for that we know not.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

I hate women because they always know where things are.

I hate women because they always know where things are.