Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
I tried to believe in God, but I confess to you that God meant nothing in my life, and that in my secret heart I too felt a void where my childhood faith had been. But probably this feeling belongs on...
Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.
It is love; love, the comfort of the human species, the preserver of the universe, the soul of all sentient beings, love, tender love.
The progress of rivers to the ocean is not so rapid as that of man to error.
Common sense is not so common.
The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
You are very harsh.''I have seen the world.
A witty saying proves nothing.
The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.
Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument.
An opportunity fordoing an injury happens a hundred times a day, hut for doing good not once a year," says Zoroaster.
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.
Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien. (The perfect is the enemy of the good.)
I've decided to be happy because it's good for my health.
We all look for happiness, but without knowing where to find it: like drunkards who look for their house, knowing dimly that they have one
I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.
Fear succeeds crime - it is its punishment.
He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.