Maxioms by Francois Voltaire
To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.
Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.
Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
The multitude of books is making us ignorant.
The multitude of books is making us ignorant.