Translations increase the faults of a work and spoil its beauties.

We adore, we invoke, we seek to appease, only that which we fear.

Individual misfortunes give rise to the general good; so that the more individual misfortunes exist, the more all is fine.

Je ne suis pas d'accord avec ce que vous dites, mais je d‚fendrai jusqu'... la mort le droit que vous avez de le dire/ I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it

If there were only one religion in England there would be danger of despotism, if there were two, they would cut each other's throats, but there are thirty, and they live in peace and happiness.

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

Hope should no more be a virtue than fear; we fear and we hope, according to what is promised or threatened us.