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

Quote by Voltaire

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Thinking is the greatest torture in the world for most people.

Thinking is the greatest torture in the world for most people.

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,...

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.

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...

Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most,...

Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most,...

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...

It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only...

It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only...

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally...

All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally...

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...

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

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.

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...

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

Better is the enemy of good.

Better is the enemy of good.

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.

The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.