The history of human opinion is scarcely anything, more than the history of human errors

Quote by Voltaire

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It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

Tears are the silent language of grief.

Tears are the silent language of grief.

It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.

It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.

Nature has always had more force than education.

Nature has always had more force than education.

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right...

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right...

Work is often the father of pleasure.

Work is often the father of pleasure.

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force

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...

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...

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...

Better is the enemy of good.

Better is the enemy of good.

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

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

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

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

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is...

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is...

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be...

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be...

In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to...

In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to...

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

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

Study until twenty five, investigate until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would...

Study until twenty five, investigate until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would...

By night an atheist half believes in a God

By night an atheist half believes in a God

When the age is in, the wit is out.

When the age is in, the wit is out.