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Genuine courage is to do without witnesses something that someone would be capable to do if the entire world would see.

Quote by François de la Rochefoucauld about courage, world

If God wouldn't existed, He should be invented.

Quote by François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire about god

Love the truthc and forgive the error.

Quote by François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire about truth, error, love

The man who leaves money to charity in his will is only giving away what no longer belongs to him.

Quote by François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire about people, charity, money, man

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

Quote by François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire about death, rightness

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

Quote by François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire about god

God gave us the gift of life, it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.

Quote by François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire about god, gifts, life

I hate women because they always know where things are.

Quote by François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire about woman, hate, things

It is not enough to conquer, one must learn to seduce.

Quote by François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire about advice

In the misfortune of our best friends we always find something which is not displeasing to us.

Quote by François de la Rochefoucauld about bad luck

The restored friendships require more care than those that have never been broken.

Quote by François de la Rochefoucauld about friendship

A good historian is timeless; although he is a patriot, he will never flatter his country in any respect.

Quote by Francois de Salignac de la Mothe-Fenelon about homeland, country, respect, good, good luck

All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.

Quote by Francois de Salignac de la Mothe-Fenelon about war, man

Do not make best friends with a melancholy sad soul. They always are heavily loaded, and you must bear half.

Quote by Francois de Salignac de la Mothe-Fenelon about friendship, soul

A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to take it off of you.

Quote by Francoise Sagan about opinion, common sense, sense, man

Art must take reality by surprise.

Quote by Francoise Sagan about art, reality, magic

To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.

Quote by Francoise Sagan about jealousy, laughter, nothing

The one thing I regret is that I will never have time to read all the books I want to read.

Quote by Francoise Sagan about regret, books, things, time

After Proust, there are certain things that simply cannot be done again. He marks off for you the boundaries of your talent.

Quote by Francoise Sagan about literature, talent, things

Generally the ridiculous touches the sublime.

Quote by Jean Francois Marmontel about ridicule, sublime