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

Quote by Voltaire

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I keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn...

I keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn...

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.

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

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

Tears are the silent language of grief.

Tears are the silent language of grief.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

Only your friends steal your books

Only your friends steal your books

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

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.

Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make...

Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make...

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

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

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

This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity...

This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity...

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

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

Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.

Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large...

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large...