Religion has nothing more to fear than not being sufficiently understood.

It is hardly possible to suspect another without having in one's self the seeds of baseness the party is accused of.

A well-read fool is the most pestilent of blockheads; his learning is a flail which he knows not how to handle, and with which he breaks his neighbor's shins as well as his own. Keep a fellow of this description at arm's length, as you value the integrity of your bones.

To believe with certainty, we must begin with doubting.

We are usually mistaken in esteeming men too much; rarely in esteeming them too little.

Science when well-digested is nothing but good sense and reason.

I believe, indeed, that it is more laudable to suffer great misfortunes than to do great things.