Shocking Sayings

I have no other weapon but prayer and fasting and truth.

For if we are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and lovers of wisdom, yet without softness, then we are unique.

The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.

But if they will not be brought to embrace the true religion, and that for the salvation of their souls, what will become of them?

The most important of all rights is the right to think for yourself.

Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains. Those who think themselves masters of others are indeed greater slaves than they.

I think, therefore I am — this is the first and most certain conclusion that anyone who philosophizes in order should arrive at.

Every thing in the world is purchased by labour.

Africa proper has no history as it is not a historical continent and has nothing to show in the way of development.

The mind of man is far from a clear and even mirror, but is rather like an enchanted glass, full of superstitions and impostures.

To be a Christian is the most terrible of all things, if one really means it.

In order to live a life that is truly worth living, one must at some point become thoroughly disgusted with it.

Life has no meaning a priori. It is up to you to give it a meaning, and value is nothing other than the meaning you choose.

The most marvelous thing about the world is that it is a world of possibility; and the most wondrous fact about man is that he is a possibility.

The prison is the only place where the law is completely and openly violated.

The very fact that you're allowed to talk about it shows you what a free country this is. It's not.

The greatest evil is not radical, but rather is without roots. It is the evil of thoughtlessness.

My mind is not like a machine, but like a hand. Its job is to make things, not to analyze them.

Always to be judged, and to be judged without the possibility of a defense, that is the plight of the innocent.

Of all the things which wisdom provides for the happiness of the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friendship.