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

Quote by Voltaire

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

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

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

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...

Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.

Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.

Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of...

Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of...

Society therefore is an ancient as the world.

Society therefore is an ancient as the world.

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous....

In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous....

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...

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...

The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal...

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal...

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

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

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

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

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become famous too soon.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become famous too soon.

For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.

For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.

A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been,...

A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been,...