Voltaire ( 10 of 94 )
Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively
Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively
The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.
The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.
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
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.
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.
Common sense is not so common.
Common sense is not so common.
God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.
God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment
It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion
It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion
For seventeen hundred years the Christian sect has done nothing but harm
For seventeen hundred years the Christian sect has done nothing but harm
