It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all.

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.

All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.

Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.

Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

Oh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them.

In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.

The opinion of success matters more than the opinions of your critics.

You’re starting to sound like one of those songs that DJ’s play when they wanna clear out the dancefloor.

This day's nothingness as if from spite became a flame and scorched the lips of children and poets.

Cynicism is carnality that thinks its smart.

Raise up the people beside you & quit worshipping those above you.

Owning a racehorse is probably the most expensive way of getting on to a racecourse for nothing.

If you want to be safe, walk in the middle of the street.

A baby is an angel whose wings decrease as his legs increase.

Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons.

It's a certain kind of immortality, because those Disney films do go on and on and on.