To enjoy life, we must touch much of it lightly.

Quote by Voltaire

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Only your friends steal your books

Only your friends steal your books

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...

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

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

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves...

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves...

It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.

It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.

If there were no God, it would be necessary to invent him.

If there were no God, it would be necessary to invent him.

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but...

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but...

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him

History should be written as philosophy.

History should be written as philosophy.

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.

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.

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from...

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from...