Occupation: Writer Birth: November 21, 1694 Death: May 30, 1778
It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong..
The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity..
Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said..
So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devo….
The more a man knows, the less he talks..
Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason..
Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it..
Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices..
It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere..
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another..
Democracy is just a filler for textbooks! Do you actually believe that public opinion influences the government?.
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers..
Common sense is not so common..
Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats..
Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying?.
Those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities..
The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech..
The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood..
The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom..
If there’s life on other planets, then the earth is the Universe’s insane asylum..
The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor..