1. “Scepticism is the first step towards truth.”
2. “The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.”
3. “Life is but a series of misunderstandings.”
4. “People stop thinking when they cease to read.”
5. “Happiest are the people who give most happiness to others.”
6. “There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.”
7. “Two qualities essential for the artist: morality and perspective.”
8. “Superstition is more injurious to God than atheism.”
9. “Our truest opinions are not those we never change, but those to which we most often return.”
10. “The first step towards philosophy is incredulity.”
11. “Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.”
12. “We are far more liable to catch the vices than the virtues of our associates.”
13. “Evil always turns up in this world through some genius or other.”
14. “No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human being.”
15. “Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.”
