Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.

We are obliged to place ourselves on the level of our age before we can rise above it.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.

History is the lie commonly agreed upon.

Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most

Whosoever does not know how to recognize the faults of great men is incapable of estimating their perfections.

Superstition sets the whole world in flames, but philosophy douses them.