I am as drunk as a lord, but then, I am one, so what does it matter ?

Protagoras did not know if the gods exist, but he held in any case they ought to be worshiped. Philosophy, according to him, had nothing edifying to teach, and for the survival of morals we must rely upon the thoughtlessness of the majority and their willingness to believe what they had been taught.

Americans need rest, but do not know it.

I am sometimes shocked by the blasphemies of those who think themselves pious.

The puritanism of Christianity has played havoc with the moderation that an enlightened and tolerant critical spirit would have produced. I've noticed that in whatever country, county, town, or other region there is a regulation enjoining temperance, the population seems to be entirely composed of teetotallers and drunkards. There's a Bible on that shelf there. But I keep it next to Voltaire - poison and antidote.

It's easy to fall in love. The hard part is finding someone to catch you.

Belief in a Divine mission is one of the many forms of certainty that have afflicted the human race.