The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year.

Quote by Voltaire

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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.

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.

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of...

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound 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.

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning!...

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning!...

The very impossibility in which I find myself to prove that God is not, discovers...

The very impossibility in which I find myself to prove that God is not, discovers...

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...

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

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

I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord,...

I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord,...

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

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.

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

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

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.

Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly...

An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly...

That only a few, under any circumstances, protest against the injustice of long-established laws and...

That only a few, under any circumstances, protest against the injustice of long-established laws and...

The news today that Bush has vowed to veto any legislation that reviews the security...

The news today that Bush has vowed to veto any legislation that reviews the security...