“Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.”
More from Voltaire
“To hold a pen is to be at war.”
“Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.”
“Fools admire everything in an author of reputation. For my part, I read only to please…”
“Four thousand volumes of metaphysics will not teach us what the soul is.”