The people say what they like and then I do what I like

The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.

Little minds try to defend everything at once, but sensible people look at the main point only; they parry the worst blows and stand a little hurt if thereby they avoid a greater one. If you try to hold everything, you hold nothing.

Our work is to present things that are as they are.

Diplomacy without arms is like a concert without a score

You will certainly grant me that neither antiquity nor whatever nation has devised a more repulsive and blasphemous absurdity than that of eating your God. This is the most disgusting dogma of Christian religion, the greatest insult to the Highest Being, the climax of madness and insanity.

Everybody is using coffee. If possible, this must be prevented. My people must drink beer.