He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave.
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic."
If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate.
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.
The dead might as well try to speak to the living as the old to the young.
Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently. For in the very torrent, tempest, and as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.