The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

Quote by Voltaire

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What then do you call your soul? What idea have you of it? You cannot...

What then do you call your soul? What idea have you of it? You cannot...

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

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...

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of...

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of...

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal...

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal...

I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be...

I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be...

Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd, and bloody religion that has ever infected...

Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd, and bloody religion that has ever infected...

In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous....

In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous....

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...

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults...

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults...

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

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.

May god defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

May god defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now...

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now...

A witty saying proves nothing.

A witty saying proves nothing.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.