As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.
A witty quote proves nothing.
Adultery is an evil only inasmuch as it is a theft; but we do not steal that which is given to us.
For seventeen hundred years the Christian sect has done nothing but harm.
The necessity of saying something, the embarrassment produced by the consciousness of having nothing to say, and the desire to exhibit ability, are three things sufficient to render even a great man ridiculous.
The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.