I have chosen to be happy because it is goo for my health.

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

The fate of a nation has often depended upon the good or bad digestion of a prime minister.

The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.

I keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn very little

If there were only one religion in England there would be danger of despotism, if there were two, they would cut each other's throats, but there are thirty, and they live in peace and happiness.

One should always aim at being interesting, rather than exact.