It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape.
VoltaireThe necessity of saying something, the embarrassment produced by the consciousness of having nothing to say, and the desire to exhibit ability, are three things sufficient to render even a great man ridiculous.
VoltaireEvery abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself.
Voltaire