All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone
French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic theologian.
It is man's natural sickness to believe that he possesses the truth
Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back
Dull minds are never either intuitive or mathematical
I lay it down as a fact that if all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world
I would prefer an intelligent hell to a stupid paradise
Kind words don't cost much. Yet they accomplish much
In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing
The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men
Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure
Art is never finished, only abandoned
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