French - Writer | November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778
We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden he was put there so that he should work, which proves that man was not born to rest.
Voltaire
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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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Let the punishments of criminals be useful. A hanged man is good for nothing; a man condemned to public works still serves the country, and is a living lesson.
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It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape.
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Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.
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Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity.
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Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?
ExperienceWiseLearnOthersAnyone
The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to fight in.
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The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year.
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One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.
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Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.
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The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days.
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