The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.

Quote by Voltaire

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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...

The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to...

The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to...

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old...

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old...

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...

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also...

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also...

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...

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.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

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...

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.

Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.

Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Minds differ still more than faces

Minds differ still more than faces

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

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

My life is a struggle.

My life is a struggle.

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty...

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty...

We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

Injustice in the end produces independence.

Injustice in the end produces independence.