You cannot conquer a free man. The most you can do is kill him.
Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody.
Man once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind.
The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.
The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
I think we judge talent wrong. What do we see as talent? I think I have made the same mistake myself. Things like determination, courage, discipline, temperament, these are also talent.
If you’re afraid – don’t do it, – if you’re doing it – don’t be afraid.
Rationality attracts conscientious humans, whereas mysticism attracts fools.
The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift And the rational mind is a faithful servant.