Voltaire ( 10 of 94 )
The public is a ferocious beast: one must either chain it up or flee from it.
The public is a ferocious beast: one must either chain it up or flee from it.
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
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.
It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion
It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion
Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of life
Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of life
Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need
Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need
God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.
God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.
It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.
It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment
