We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard. Votes: 20
My life is a struggle. Votes: 5
Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him. Votes: 3
The best is the enemy of the good. Votes: 0
The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year. Votes: 0
A witty saying proves nothing. Votes: 0
I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. Votes: 0
All the ancient histories, as one of our wits say, are just fables that have been agreed upon Votes: 0
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. Votes: 0
Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively. Votes: 0
What a pessimist you are!" exclaimed Candide. "That is because I know what life is," said Martin. Votes: 0
But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad," replied Martin. Votes: 0
Clever tyrants are never punished. Votes: 0
Common sense is not so common. Votes: 0
Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them. Votes: 0
The ear is the avenue to the heart. Votes: 0
Fame is a heavy burden. Votes: 0
It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue. Votes: 0
He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead. Votes: 0
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another. Votes: 0
When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself. Votes: 0
The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil. Votes: 0
Love truth, but pardon error. Votes: 0
It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind. Votes: 0
To hold a pen is to be at war. Votes: 0
I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species. Votes: 0
It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection. Votes: 0
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother Votes: 0
The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason. Votes: 0
There is the history of opinions which is hardly anything but a collection of human errors. Votes: 0
Un bon mot ne prouve rien. Votes: 0
Men argue. Nature acts. Votes: 0
Dare to think for yourself. Votes: 0
The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it. Votes: 0
History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up. Votes: 0
A physician is one who pours drugs of which he knows little into a body of which he knows less. Votes: 0
A witty quote proves nothing. Votes: 0
Adultery is an evil only inasmuch as it is a theft; but we do not steal that which is given to us. Votes: 0
All is but illusion and disaster. Votes: 0
Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel. Votes: 0
Better is the enemy of good. Votes: 0
Change everything except your loves. Votes: 0
Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself. Votes: 0
Faith consists in believing not what seems true, but what seems false to our understanding. Votes: 0
Fear could never make virtue. Votes: 0
God created woman to tame man. Votes: 0
God created women only to tame men. Votes: 0
God prefers bad verses recited with a pure heart to the finest verses chanted by the wicked. Votes: 0
Happiness is not the portion of man. Votes: 0
He is lifeless that is faultless. Votes: 0
History is fables agreed upon. Votes: 0
I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil. Votes: 0
If we would destroy the Christian religion, we must first of all destroy man's belief in the Bible. Votes: 0
If you are attacked as regards your style, never reply; it is for your work alone to make answer. Votes: 0
In this country we find it pays to shoot an admiral from time to time to encourage the others. Votes: 0
It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it. Votes: 0
Learn to cultivate your own garden. Votes: 0
Let us cultivate our garden. Votes: 0
Love truth, and pardon error. Votes: 0
Minds differ still more than faces. Votes: 0
Music is the pathway to the heart. Votes: 0
Needless to say since Christ's expiation not one single Christian has been known to sin, or die. Votes: 0
Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most Votes: 0
One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything's fine today, that is our illusion Votes: 0
Only your friends steal your books. Votes: 0
Our priests are not what a silly populace supposes; all their learning consists in our credulity. Votes: 0
Paradise is where I am Votes: 0
Perfect is the enemy of good. Votes: 0
Shakespeare is a drunken savage with some imagination whose plays please only in London and Canada. Votes: 0
Since the whole affair had become one of religion, the vanquished were of course exterminated. Votes: 0
The adjective is the enemy of the noun. Variant: The adjective is the enemy of the substantive. Votes: 0
The fate of a nation has often depended upon the good or bad digestion of a prime minister. Votes: 0
The man who leaves money to charity in his will is only giving away what no longer belongs to him Votes: 0
The most amazing and effective inventions are not those which do most honour to the human genius. Votes: 0
The only reward to be expected from literature is contempt if one fails and hatred if one succeeds. Votes: 0
The road to the heart is the ear Votes: 0
The superfluous is very necessary. Votes: 0
There are no sects in geometry. Votes: 0
This is no time to make new enemies. Votes: 0
Those who think are excessively few; and those few do not set themselves to disturb the world. Votes: 0
To a toad, what is beauty? A female with pop eyes, a wide mouth, yellow belly, and a spotted back, Votes: 0
True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others. Votes: 0
Virtuous men alone possess friends. Votes: 0
We cannot wish for that we know not. Votes: 0
We must cultivate our own garden. Votes: 0
What can I hope when all is right? Votes: 0
What can we say with certainty? Votes: 0
Whatever you do, crush the infamy. Votes: 0
Why, since we are always complaining of our ills, are we constantly employed in redoubling them? Votes: 0
Will is wish, and liberty is power. Votes: 0