Life is thickly sown with thorns. I know no other remedy than to pass rapidly over them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes the greater is their power to harm us.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

Our priests are not what a silly populace supposes; all their learning consists in our credulity.

Dont think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.

Je ne suis pas d'accord avec ce que vous dites, mais je d‚fendrai jusqu'... la mort le droit que vous avez de le dire/ I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it

It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.

It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.