"Self love is the instrument of our..." - Quote by Voltaire

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

“One of the chief misfortunes of honest people is that they are cowardly.”

“Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because there is nothing to be gained by him.”

“A man is his own best friend; therefore he ought to love himself best.”

“We love everything on our own account; we even follow our own taste and inclination when we prefer our friends to ourselves; and yet it is this preference alone that constitutes true and perfect friendship.”

“Everyone has love, but it can only come out when he is convinced of the impossibility and the frustration of trying to love himself.”

“One must know how to conserve oneself- the best test of independence.”

“Humor is the most engaging cowardice.”

“The smallest worm will turn being trodden on,And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.”