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

Quote by Voltaire

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Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

All sects differ, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it...

All sects differ, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it...

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

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

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be...

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be...

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force

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

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

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

Thinking is the greatest torture in the world for most people.

Thinking is the greatest torture in the world for most people.

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

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 lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of...

It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of...

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

For what is the beloved? She is that which I myself am not. In the...

For what is the beloved? She is that which I myself am not. In the...

Love is about give and take sometimes. You have to be willing to compromise but...

Love is about give and take sometimes. You have to be willing to compromise but...