Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes…

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We are rarely proud when we are alone.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to...

I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to...

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

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...

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

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,...

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly...

The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly...

Business is the salt of life.

Business is the salt of life.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too

It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We...

It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We...

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of...

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of...

Nature has always had more force than education.

Nature has always had more force than education.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

Minds differ still more than faces

Minds differ still more than faces

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

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

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing...

The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing...

Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage...

Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage...