Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

Quote by Voltaire

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To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

Regimen is superior to medicine, especially as, from time immemorial, out of every hundred physicians,...

Regimen is superior to medicine, especially as, from time immemorial, out of every hundred physicians,...

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...

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

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

To believe in God is impossible - to not believe in Him is absurd

To believe in God is impossible - to not believe in Him is absurd

I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be...

I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be...

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...

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

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

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Nature has always had more force than education.

Nature has always had more force than education.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

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.

Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.

Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

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

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

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really...

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but...

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but...

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.