Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

Quote by Voltaire

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Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad...

It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad...

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.

To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.

Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

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

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

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense

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...

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our...

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our...

Society therefore is an ancient as the world.

Society therefore is an ancient as the world.

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

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

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be...

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be...

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble.

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

The best is the enemy of the good.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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...

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...

Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important...

Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important...

Rumor: Weapons of mass hypnosis are found in the USA

Rumor: Weapons of mass hypnosis are found in the USA