More From Voltaire
- "The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to compliment. The lighter beauties are in their place when there is nothing more solid to say; but the flowery style ought to be banished from a pleading, a sermon, or a didactic work."
- "Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men."
- "What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous."
More In Society
- "You don’t realize how much you use your credit card not even to buy things. It’s a card you get so you can navigate society."― Adam Carolla
- "Dating is different when you get older. You’re not as trusting, or as eager to get back out there and expose yourself to someone."― Toni Braxton
- "We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions."― Ronald Reagan