John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9590 Fran&edilois Marie Arouet de Voltaire 1694-1778 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 9590 |
AUTHOR: | François Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1694–1778) |
QUOTATION: | Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Dialogue xiv. Le Chapon et la Poularde (l763). |
Note 1. See Young, Quotation 64. [back] |