When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks does not know what he himself means, that is philosophy

Quote by Voltaire

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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.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

A witty saying proves nothing.

A witty saying proves nothing.

Tears are the silent language of grief

Tears are the silent language of grief

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

I hate women because they always know where things are.

I hate women because they always know where things are.

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...

To hold a pen is to be at war.

To hold a pen is to be at war.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity...

This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity...

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.

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

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

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.

In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.

In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from...

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from...

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

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

Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.