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

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.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

History is fables agreed upon.

History is fables agreed upon.

The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.

Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.

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

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.

History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes

History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd

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...

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...

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...

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

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

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

Coffee should be black as Hell, strong as death, and sweet as love.

Coffee should be black as Hell, strong as death, and sweet as love.

Lovers of air travel find it exhilarating to hang poised between the illusion of immortality...

Lovers of air travel find it exhilarating to hang poised between the illusion of immortality...

One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours...

One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours...