The Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one.

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

Ma couce... mon incomparable! T'aimer? Mais je t'ai adorée toute ma vie et je ne cesserai jamais de t'aimer? Jamais! Tant qu'il me restera une pensée, un souffle, je t'aimerais...

Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.

You hate me because deep down you want to be me

Peacemakers not only live, they rule life.

If you were half as funny as you think you are, you'd be twice as funny as you are now.

[Flürscheim] was good at unanswerable arguments.

The right to be a cussed fool Is safe from all devices human, It's common (ez a gin'I rule) To every critter born of woman.

Being an adult means accepting those situations where no action is possible.

It's all about having fun and smiling and shaking hands.

Great is the faith of the flush of knowledge and of the investigation of the depths of qualities and things.