Constant happiness is the philosopher's stone of the soul.
Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.
Prejudice is opinion without judgement.
God has punished the knave, and the devil has drowned the rest.
A good action is preferable to an argument.
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 (Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire