I think it better to keep a profound silence with regard to the Christian fables, which are canonized by their antiquity and the credulity of absurd and insipid people.

Great things are achieved only when we take great risks.

All religions must be tolerated ... every man must go to heaven in his own way. [Die Religionen müssen alle toleriert werden ... denn hier muss ein jeder nach seiner Fasson selig werden.]

The more I see of men, the better I like my dog.

Diplomacy without military might is like music without instruments.

Great advantage is drawn from knowledge of your adversary, and when you know the measure of his intelligence and character, you can use it to play on his weakness.

Every man has a wild beast within him.

A man, who can, in cold blood, hunt and torture a poor, innocent animal, cannot feel much compassion for the distress of his own species.

The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.

No government can exist without taxation. The money must necessarily be levied on the people; and the grand art consists of levying so as not to oppress.

Many battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer, and the King does not believe that coffee-drinking soldiers can be relied upon to endure hardships in case of another war.

How do you pay for what you've done?

Praising God is contagious

I can't find the words." She stared daggers at him. "Don't hurt yourself trying.

Let the schools teach the nobility of labour and the beauty of human service: but the superstitions of ages past? Never!

Character is always lost when a high ideal is sacrificed on the altar of conformity and popularity.

Faith is such a principle of power. God works by power, but this power is usually exercised in response to our faith.

Generosity could be as contagious as the zombie plague as long as enough people were willing to be carriers.

God seems to throw Himself on the side of the man who knows exactly what he wants, if he is determined to get JUST THAT!

The beauty of the natural world lies in the details.

It's hard to say what iconically will hit, resonate and stay with people.