To hold a pen is to be at war.

Quote by Voltaire

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We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

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...

The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live...

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live...

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

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

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.

I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to...

I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to...

Only your friends steal your books.

Only your friends steal your books.

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

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

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

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.

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them

Only your friends steal your books

Only your friends steal your books

A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one;...

A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one;...

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down...

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down...