Only your friends steal your books

Quote by Voltaire

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The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

Work is often the father of pleasure.

Work is often the father of pleasure.

Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives; very few are...

Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives; very few are...

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of...

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of...

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.

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

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

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

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues,...

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues,...

The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to...

The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to...

He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.

He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.

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...

All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.

All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.

The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.

The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.