The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force

Quote by Voltaire

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Clever tyrants are never punished.

Clever tyrants are never punished.

To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities - that is not to...

To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities - that is not to...

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

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

He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it.

He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it.

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

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

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

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

The ladder of success must be set upon something solid before you can start to...

The ladder of success must be set upon something solid before you can start to...

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

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...

A witty saying proves nothing.

A witty saying proves nothing.

Minds differ still more than faces

Minds differ still more than faces

The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel'd to heaven is no artist.

The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel'd to heaven is no artist.

Anguish of mind has driven thousands to suicide; anguish of body, none. This proves that...

Anguish of mind has driven thousands to suicide; anguish of body, none. This proves that...