“Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.”

“The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.”

“Prejudices are what fools use for reason.”

“The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.”

“In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.”

“To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd. ”

“Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.”