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.
Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.
Wherever my travels may lead, paradise is where I am.
Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.
He who thinks himself wise, O heavens! is a great fool.
A clergyman is one who feels himself called upon to live without working at the expense of the rascals who work to live.
Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.
Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.
I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
The best is the enemy of the good.
The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.
History never repeats itself. Man always does.
Doctors put drugs of which they know little into bodies of which they know less for diseases of which they know nothing at all.
Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.
The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason.
The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.
A witty saying proves nothing.
The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to fight in.