Two qualities essential for the artist: moralityand perspective.

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.

All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.

Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.

Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

Oh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them.

In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.

The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he made so many of them.

Listen. Outside this frame I can see light, heavy as pardon, reliable as granite.Help me. Help me drag it into the picture.

Like war, love - all kinds of love - is for men who can take it. If they dare.

What one heart finds in Him is so different than what another discovers, yet none less true.

Light is a beautiful servant

Whomsoever embraces their creativity along with their individuality, embraces all possibility deep within.

If you ever see me in a social setting wearing any sort of sportswear, then you know I'm in crisis.

Advertising ministers to the spiritual side of trade.

One could drive a prairie schooner through any part of his argument and never scrape against a fact.

Every man is free to do that which he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man.