We cannot wish for that we know not.

Quote by Voltaire

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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.

The ladder of success must be set upon something solid before you can start to...

The ladder of success must be set upon something solid before you can start to...

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of...

Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of...

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words...

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words...

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

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

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age.

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing...

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing...

Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most,...

Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most,...

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

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

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

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.

Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

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

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