I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.
VOLTAIREReading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
More Voltaire Quotes
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The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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The more a man knows, the less he talks.
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Injustice in the end produces independence.
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It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.
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It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
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Common sense is not so common.
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Minds differ still more than faces.
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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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