It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.
Voltaire
More from: Voltaire
DOWNLOAD
You are free to use this picture for any purpose including commercial. A credit linking back to this page is appreciated.
Similar Quotes:
-
I don't look to a man to get pride in myself. It's not about having a black president, it's about having a good president, and I think that's the most important thing. -
There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice. -
I've always taught that a poor economy is the best opportunity for salespeople because the naysayers and grumblers have already given up, leaving more territory, more opportunities to be successful than in a good economy when virtually all salespeople are out there, giving it their best. -
I went to my son's graduation this weekend, and I heard a great quote I've never heard before from Albert Einstein. It was that the greatest danger to the world is not the bad people but it's the good people who don't speak out. -
A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to your longing with full instruction, but pursues you never.
More quotes by Voltaire
- What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.
- He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it.
- We are rarely proud when we are alone.
- Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
- Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.