Voltaire ( 10 of 94 )
It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier read more
It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge
Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need
Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need
It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.
It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.
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.
Only your friends steal your books
Only your friends steal your books
Once the people begin to reason, all is lost
Once the people begin to reason, all is lost
Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.
Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.
Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense
Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense
I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition
I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition
One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
