[priests are] the pretenders to power and dominion, and to a superior sanctity of character, distinct from virtue and good morals.

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

The devil doesn’t need to invent any new temptations

One day there will be no borders, no boundaries, no flags and no countries and the only passport will be the heart

I like the idea of being a sculptor. Just me alone, making something - that solitary existence.

His Cheek is his Biographer- As long as he can blush.

David Duchovny is a dream; a dreamboat and a dream. He was so kind... He held my hand after we were done shooting and told me I did great. He's so good at what he does.

Rome is no longer in Rome, it is here where I am.

Great investments don't just knock on the door and say "buy me".

So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.

The multiplicity of facts and writings is become so great that every thing must soon be reduced to extracts and dictionaries.