And he added that prudence in no way assured us of success but consoled us and excused us in failure.
Prawda ma swoje strony uderzające, które się chwyta, gdy się ma talent.
There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts reflection combines them experimentation verifies the resul...
دور العاقل خطر بين المجانين
[L]e philosophe n'a jamais tué de prêtres et le prêtre a tué beaucoup de philosophes...(The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.)
El pueblo, eterno esclavo de los tiranos que lo oprimen, de los bribones que lo engañan y de los bufones que lo divierten.
Se me debe exigir que busque la verdad, pero no que la encuentre.
Manastirile sint ele oare atit de trebuincioase pentru temeliile unui stat? A facut Isus Cristos calugari si calugarite? [...] Ce nevoie are mirele sfint de atitea fecioare nebune? [...] e oare voia l...
Monsieur me prépare le plus triste avenir; que deviendrai-je quand je n'aurai plus rien à dire?- Tu recommenceras.- Jacques, recommencer! Le contraire est écrit là-haut; et s'il m'arrivait de recommen...
أنا ألهو بأن أكتب الحماقات التي ترتكبونها تحت أسماء مستعارة. فحماقاتكم تضحكني وكتاباتي تعكر مزاجكم
The enjoyment of freedom which could be exercised without any motivation would be the real hallmark of a maniac.
Master, master, you obviously haven’t thought about this at all. We only ever feel sorry for ourselves, believe me.
It is better to reveal a weakness than allow oneself be suspected of a vice.
As long as the centuries continue to unfold, the number of books will grow continually, and one can predict that a time will come when it will be almost as difficult to learn anything from books as fr...
The possibility of divorce renders both marriage partners stricter in their observance of the duties they owe to each other. Divorces help to improve morals and to increase the population.
إنّ أول عهد قطعه على نفسيهما كائنان اثنان من لحم ودم، كان قرب صخرة انهارت فذهبت هباءً منثوراً. وقد أشهدا على ثبات عهدهما سماء لم تثبت أي لحظة على حال
The best order of things, as I see it, is the one that includes me; to hell with the most perfect of worlds, if I'm not part of it.
Monsignor…you are asking whether I promise God chastity, poverty, and obedience. I heard what you said and my answer is no
It was ordained that you would have the title to the thing and I would have the thing itself.
No matter how much a man may study, reflect and meditate on all the books in the world, he is nothing more than a minor scribe unless he has read the great book.