Maxioms by Voltaire
The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.
The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.
The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing
The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing
It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion
It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion
It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier read more
It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge
When he to whom a person speaks does not understand, and he who speaks does not understand himself, that is read more
When he to whom a person speaks does not understand, and he who speaks does not understand himself, that is metaphysics.