The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

Quote by Voltaire

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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...

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a...

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a...

Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?

Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?

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.

Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent.

Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent.

To believe in God is impossible - to not believe in Him is absurd

To believe in God is impossible - to not believe in Him is absurd

History should be written as philosophy.

History should be written as philosophy.

The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no...

The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

Inspiration: A peculiar effect of divine flatulence emitted by the Holy Spirit which hisses into...

Inspiration: A peculiar effect of divine flatulence emitted by the Holy Spirit which hisses into...

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

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

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

My life is a struggle.

My life is a struggle.

Regimen is superior to medicine, especially as, from time immemorial, out of every hundred physicians,...

Regimen is superior to medicine, especially as, from time immemorial, out of every hundred physicians,...

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

Nursing would be a dream job if there were no doctors.

Nursing would be a dream job if there were no doctors.