I never asserted such an absurd thing as that things arise without a cause.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

Jesus Christ saves the sinner.

I've been imitated so well I've heard people copy my mistakes.

It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can't speak for my twin sister.

the whole world is caught in her glance and at last the universe is magnificent.

We live alone, we die alone. Everything else is just an illusion.

Critics are like pigs at the pastry cart.

Chronic disease like a troublesome relative is something you can learn to manage but never quite escape.

Have you heard his new song? 'Cause he thinks he's a black man now.

Life before toilet paper was not worth living.

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.