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The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same.

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

But nothing is more estimable than a physician who, having studied nature from his youth, knows the properties of the human body, the diseases which assail it, the remedies which will benefit it, exercises his art with caution, and pays equal attention to the rich and the poor. - Voltaire ,

When he to whom a person speaks does not understand, and he who speaks does not understand himself, that is metaphysics.

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God.

What is tolerance? -- it is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly -- that is the first law of nature.

Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The public is a ferocious beast: one must either chain it up or flee from it.

If the bookseller happens to desire a privilege for his merchandise, whether he is selling Rabelais or the Fathers of the Church, the magistrate grants the privilege without answering for the contents of the book. - Voltaire ,

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.