The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

If the bookseller happens to desire a privilege for his merchandise, whether he is selling Rabelais or the Fathers of the Church, the magistrate grants the privilege without answering for the contents of the book. - Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire

A woman can keep one secret the secret of her age.

Those who believe absurdities will commit atrocities.

Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.

Prejudices are what rule the vulgar crowd.

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.