Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but they are seldom or ever inventors.

Quote by Voltaire

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Illusion is the first of the pleasures

Illusion is the first of the pleasures

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

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.

Business is the salt of life.

Business is the salt of life.

Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.

Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large...

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large...

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...

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.

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,...

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

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

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

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...

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

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

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he...

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he...

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.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is...

I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is...

Death was Nature's way of telling you to slow down.

Death was Nature's way of telling you to slow down.

Sex is the best high. It's better than any drug. I want to die making...

Sex is the best high. It's better than any drug. I want to die making...

Let all the learned say what they can, 'tis ready money makes the man

Let all the learned say what they can, 'tis ready money makes the man