The public is a ferocious beast — one must either chain it up or flee from it.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
The progress of the rivers to the ocean …
The progress of the rivers to the ocean is not so rapid as that of man to error.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
The secret of being boring is to tell ev…
The secret of being boring is to tell everything.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
The superfluous is very necessary….
The superfluous is very necessary.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
The wicked can have only accomplices, th…
The wicked can have only accomplices, the voluptuous have companions in debauchery, self-seekers have associates, the politic assemble the factions, the typical idler has connections, princes have courtiers. Only the virtuous have friends.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
There are truths which are not for all m…
There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
There has never been a perfect governmen…
There has never been a perfect government, because men have passions and if they did not have passions, there would be no need for government.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
To hold a pen is to be at war….
To hold a pen is to be at war.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
To succeed in the world it is not enough…
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
What most persons consider as virtue, af…
What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire