The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.

Quote by Voltaire

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Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

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...

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...

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

Only your friends steal your books

Only your friends steal your books

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing...

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing...

The atheists are for the most part impudent and misguided scholars who reason badly, and...

The atheists are for the most part impudent and misguided scholars who reason badly, and...

Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without...

Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without...

Injustice in the end produces independence.

Injustice in the end produces independence.

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

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is...

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is...

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

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.

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force

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.

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue,...

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue,...

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.