"Men hate the individual whom they call..." - Quote by Voltaire

“Fools admire everything in an author of reputation.”

“When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.”

“Minds differ still more than faces.”

“A poor spirit is poorer than a poor purse. A very few pounds a year would ease a man of the scandal of avarice.”

“Avarice often produces opposite results: there are an infinite number of persons who sacrifice their property to doubtful and distant expectations; others mistake great future advantages for small present interests.”

“Avarice is more directly opposed to thrift than generosity is.”

“...is the spirit of the people an infallible, a permanent reliance? ...the spirit of the times may alter, will alter. Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless.”

“Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?”

“All our acts, reasoned and unreasoned, are selfish”