Indeed, intolerance is essential only to monotheism; an only God is by nature a jealous God who will not allow another to live. On the other hand, polytheistic gods are naturally tolerant, they live and let live.

The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have always done just the opposite.

A major difficulty in translation is that a word in one language seldom has a precise equivalent in another one.

True brevity of expression consists in a man only saying what is worth saying, while avoiding all diffuse explanations of things which every one can think out for himself.

Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.

Rascals are always sociable, more's the pity! and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in others' company.

Marrying means, to grasp blindfolded into a sack hoping to find out an eel out of an assembly of snakes.