The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
To a toad what is beauty? A female with two lovely pop-eyes, a wide mouth, yellow belly, and green spotted back.
The institution of religion exists only to keep mankind in order, and to make men merit the goodness of God by their virtue. Everything in a religion which does not tend towards this goal must be considered foreign or dangerous.
All succeeds with people who are sweet and cheerful.
This is no time to be making new enemies.