Tears are the silent language of grief.

Quote by Voltaire

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We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

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,...

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord,...

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord,...

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

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

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...

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

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

History is fables agreed upon.

History is fables agreed upon.

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...

The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours,...

The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours,...

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

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

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

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from...

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from...

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree...

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree...

The government is tottering. We must deal it the death blow an any cost. To...

The government is tottering. We must deal it the death blow an any cost. To...