Curiosity is only vanity. We usually only want to know something so that we can talk about it.

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.

The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.

If we do not know ourselves to be full of pride, ambition, lust, weakness, misery, and injustice, we are indeed blind. And if, knowing this, we do not desire deliverance, what can we say of a man...?

Dull minds are never either intuitive or mathematical.

We must keep our thought secret, and judge everything by it, while talking like the people.

Lust is the source of all our actions, and humanity.

To make light of philosophy is to be a true philosopher.

Δύο υπερβολές : ν' αποκλείουμε το Λόγο, και να μη δεχόμαστε παρά μόνο το Λόγο.

There are three sources of belief: reason, custom, inspiration.

No religion except ours has taught that man is born in sin none of the philosophical sects has admitted it none therefore has spoken the truth

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

He had intended his address to be somewhat more comprehensive than this but was forced to cut it short, having been stabbed between the ribs with a broadsword.

Hopefully, imparting what's important to me, respect for the food and that information about the purveyors, people will realize that for a restaurant to be good, so many pieces have to come together.

As actors we're supposed to be our character's advocate.

I've never experienced chronic poverty, but I know what it's like to live on £3 a week.

I can't judge the way other people behave. I can only look at myself.

Simplicity is a most complex form

When people see what I have now, they have no idea of where I came from and how I didn't have anything growing up.

I was in Sweden for 10 days. They put me on the front page of the daily papers eight days in a row. I did nothing to warrant any of the attention. It was ridiculous!

Your daughter is your child for life.