In this country it's a good thing to kill an admiral now and then to encourage the others.

The Pope is an idol whose hands are tied and whose feet are kissed.

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise.

Exaggeration is the inseparable companion of greatness.

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

How I like the boldness of the English, how I like the people who say what they think!

The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.