If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.
Doubt is the origin of wisdom
Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.
To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs, senses, faculties - of all those parts of ourselves which give us the feeling of existence
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
Stupidity is a talent for misconception.
The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.
The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason.
An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.
Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.
I think, therefore I am.
If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.
The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there...and still on your feet.
Destiny is not a passive agent that lies in the lap of the Gods, but is an active instrument that lies in your own hands to shape as you will.
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.
What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.
Turn your wounds into wisdom.
An understanding of the natural world is a source of not only great curiosity, but great fulfilment.