Voltaire Quote

History in general is a collection of crimes, follies, and misfortunes among which we have now and then met with a few virtues, and some happy times.


The Works of M. de Voltaire: The ancient and modern history (ed. 1761)


History in general is a collection of crimes, follies, and misfortunes among which we have now and then met with a few virtues, and some happy times.

History in general is a collection of crimes, follies, and misfortunes among which we have now and then met with a few virtues, and some happy times.

History in general is a collection of crimes, follies, and misfortunes among which we have now and then met with a few virtues, and some happy times.

History in general is a collection of crimes, follies, and misfortunes among which we have now and then met with a few virtues, and some happy times.