However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.

A burlesque word is often a powerful sermon.

Whatever we conceive well we express clearly, and words flow with ease. [Fr., Ce que l'on concoit bien s'enonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisement.]

Of all the animals which fly in the air, walk on the land, or swim in the sea, from Paris to Peru, from Japan to Rome, the most foolish animal in my opinion is man.

Hasten slowly, and without losing heart, put your work twenty times upon the anvil. [Fr., Hatez-vous lentement; et, sans perdre courage, Vingt fois sur le metier remettez votre ouvrage.]

Whate'er is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease.

In spite of every sage whom Greece can show, Unerring wisdom never dwelt below; Folly in all of every age we see, The only difference lies in the degree.

Often the fear on one evil leads us into a worse.

Whatever we well understand we express clearly, and words flow with ease.

The wisest man is generally he who thinks himself the least so.

All men are fools, and with every effort they differ only in the degree.

The idea of a library full of books, the books full of knowledge, fills me with fear and love and courage and endless wonder.

In future utopia will need to hurry to keep up with reality.

If you could blow the brain up to the size of a mill and walk about inside, you would not find consciousness.

If you go deeper and deeper into your own heart, you'll be living in a world with less fear, isolation and loneliness.

As I was growing up, it was made clear that the fat me wasn't welcome, that a thin person was expected and awaited, and impatiently so.

When men and women punish each other for truth telling, we reinforce the notion that lies are better.

A treasure does not always contribute to the political security of its possessors. It rather invites attack, and very seldom is faithfully applied to the purpose for which it was destined.

The government can't make people love me, but it can keep them from lynching me.

One knows quite well that harmony can be a harmony of appearances.

So, Magellan, where are we going? (Danger) Away. I’m open to any location, so long as it doesn’t involve returning to your house while Wart-Head is there.