Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbors, kindle it at home, communicate it to others and it becomes the property of us all.
Voltaire Quotes
Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
Illusion is the first of the pleasures.
Shun idleness. It is a rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant of metals.
Ice-cream is exquisite – what a pity it isn’t illegal.
Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of life.
History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.
History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.
All our history… is no more than accepted fiction.
The man who ventures to write contemporary history must expect to be attacked both for everything he has said and everything he has not said.
