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Whoe'er thou art, thy master see;
He was—or is—or is to be.
The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.
The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.
Love is of all the passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the body.
Whatever you do, crush the infamous thing, and love those who love you.
While loving glory so much how can you persist in a plan which will cause you to lose it?
I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.
The ear is the avenue to the heart.
Divorce is probably of nearly the same age as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.
Questions sur l'Encyclopédie (1770)
Love truth, but pardon error.
One dies twice: to cease to live is nothing, but to cease to love and to be loved is an insupportable death.
Attributed A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)
Love is of all the passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head> the heart, and the senses.
Attributed A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)
Love is a canvas furnished by Nature, and embroidered by imagination.
Attributed A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)
All the passions die with the years; self-love alone never dies.
Attributed A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)
All joys do not cause laughter; great pleasures are serious: pleasures of love do not make us laugh.
Attributed A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)
Voltaire inscribed on a statue of Love: "Whoever thou art, behold thy master! He rules thee, or has ruled thee, or will rule thee!"
Attributed A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)
Self-love is a balloon filled with wind, from which tempests emerge when pricked.
Attributed A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)
Pleasure has its time; so, too, has wisdom. Make love in thy youth, and in old age, attend to thy salvation.
Attributed A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)
O love! only a few rays of thy sacred fire radiate in this exhausted world!
Attributed A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)
The Devil and Love are but one.
Attributed A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)