Maxioms by Voltaire
History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.
History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.
Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.
Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.
Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.
Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.
I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the human race.
I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the human race.