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

Quote by Voltaire

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

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

In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.

In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.

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

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

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be...

I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be...

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

Prejudice is the reason of fools

Prejudice is the reason of fools

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

The best is the enemy of the good.

The best is the enemy of the good.

If there were no God, it would be necessary to invent him.

If there were no God, it would be necessary to invent him.

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...

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.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

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

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

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does...

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does...

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.