The art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of the citizens to give to the other.
Quote by Voltaire
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The art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of the citizens to give to the other.
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Voltaire Quotes
- You despise books you whose lives are absorbed in the vanities of ambition, the pursuit of pleasure or indolence but remember that all the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.
- Work saves us from three great evils boredom, vice and need.
- When we hear news we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.
- When it is a question of money, everyone is of the same religion.
- We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
- We are rarely proud when we are alone.
- Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not deserve to be read.
- Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.
- Use, do not abuse neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.
- True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others.
- To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid; you must also be well-mannered.
Best Quotes
- I always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have had faith in me.
- The serve, I was too young and too small and... not enough powerful to have a good serve when I was young, so my forehand was always my signature shot. So I used to always run around my backhand, you know, use my forehand as much as I could, and so that's why I think it's my strength also today, you know.
- I did all the right things in so many tournaments. But like I said, sometimes in sports it just goes the other way. Maybe you've already won so much that it evens it out a bit sometimes. I don't know.
- I used to get nervous, you know if my parents would come watch. And then I would get nervous if my friends came and watched. Today it's not a problem anymore actually, because now I enjoy it. I see that they, you know, respect me immensely, and I try to put on a good show and show that I can still play very good tennis.
- When I won in 2003, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would win Wimbledon and have my kids seeing me lift the trophy, so this is pretty surreal. And yeah, I was almost shocked in the moment that it all came together so nicely.
- Before, I guess, mum and dad were everything, but now, in my case, I had two new girls and all of a sudden they're completely dependent on you and there's a third generation. It's a funny shift all of a sudden. You have the babies, you have yourself and then you have your parents.
- My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels.
- When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.
- When there is nothing to talk about don't force yourself to say anything because it may land you in trouble.
- It’s crazy how people say, "I rely on facts," And believe thier television sets.
- Some people are drawn naturally - there are natural guitarists, and there are natural piano players, and I think guitar implies travel, a sort of footloose gypsy existence. You grab your bag and you go to the next town.