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

Quote by Voltaire

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History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes

History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

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...

The history of human opinion is scarcely anything, more than the history of human errors

The history of human opinion is scarcely anything, more than the history of human errors

All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.

All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.

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.

My life is a struggle.

My life is a struggle.

Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they...

Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they...

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is...

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is...

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue,...

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue,...

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise...

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise...

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...

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same...

The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same...

England has two books, one which she has made and one which has made her:...

England has two books, one which she has made and one which has made her:...