Whenever the spirit of fanaticism, at once so credulous and so crafty, has insinuated itself into a noble mind, it insensibly corrodes the vital principles of virtue and veracity.

And the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

Imam Hussain's sacrifice is for all groups and communities, an example of the path of rightousness.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.

And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition of the people was not embittered theological rancor.

Let us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which our studies may point. The use of reading is to aid us in thinking.

In the end, they wanted security more than they wanted freedom.

Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.

Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a common grave.

We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

Real dishes break. That's how you know they're real.

If you're bored with life, if you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things, you don't have enough goals.

Look, there is nothing you can say about this show that I don't already know

Some persons can't accept the truth, due to their inability to let go of their own perceptions

It's almost worth retiring just so I can speak to you.

A free ride and free food are two of the three things no pilot ever turns down.

The ultimate judgment of a work of art, whether it be a masterpiece or a lesser event, must be solely in terms of its artistic success and not on Freudian guesswork.

his snores sounded like ducks mating.

The largest question facing the human race is not when will you learn, but when will you act on what you've already learned.

A favor well bestowed is almost as great an honor to him who confers it as to him who receives it.