To caress the serpent that devours us, until it has eaten away our heart.
History is the study of the world's crime
What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature.
I keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn very little
Fanaticism is a monster that pretends to be the child of religion
Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.