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

Quote by Voltaire

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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...

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

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

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

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age

Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth

Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth

Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

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.

It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.

It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.

Prejudice is the reason of fools

Prejudice is the reason of fools

The man who ventures to write contemporary history must expect to be attacked both for...

The man who ventures to write contemporary history must expect to be attacked both for...

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...

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

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

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

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also...

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also...

Success comes down to hard work plus passion, over time. If you work really, really...

Success comes down to hard work plus passion, over time. If you work really, really...

My success just evolved from working hard at the business at hand each day.

My success just evolved from working hard at the business at hand each day.