Maxioms by Francois Voltaire
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.
By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.
By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.
History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.
History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.
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.
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.
