Praise is the daughter of present power.
Real vision is the ability to see the invisible.
When a man of genius appears in the world, it is immediately recognized by the fact that all the blockheads join forces against him.
... the atheists, libertines, despisers of religion ... that is to say all those who usually pass under the name of Free-thinkers.
Wise people are never less alone than when they are alone.
There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.