Voltaire ( 10 of 94 )
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in read more
Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing
The best is the enemy of the good.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
What is tolerance? -- it is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us read more
What is tolerance? -- it is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly -- that is the first law of nature.
History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.
History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.
Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd, and bloody religion that has ever infected the world
Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd, and bloody religion that has ever infected the world
Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.
Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.