I know too much to be a sceptic and too little to be a dogmatist.

Quote by Pierre Bayle

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There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than...

There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than...

The antiquity and general acceptance of an opinion is not assurance of its truth.

The antiquity and general acceptance of an opinion is not assurance of its truth.

Properly speaking, history is nothing but the crimes and misfortunes of the human race.

Properly speaking, history is nothing but the crimes and misfortunes of the human race.

It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace, and intolerance that is the...

It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace, and intolerance that is the...

There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds...

There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds...

I am a good Protestant, and in the full sense of the term, for from...

I am a good Protestant, and in the full sense of the term, for from...

It is pure illusion to think that an opinion that passes down from century to...

It is pure illusion to think that an opinion that passes down from century to...

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man...

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing...

The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing...

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.

I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.

I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.

A good listener tries to understand what the other person is saying. In the end...

A good listener tries to understand what the other person is saying. In the end...

Force rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of...

Force rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of...

Well, my deliberate opinion is - it's a jolly strange world.

Well, my deliberate opinion is - it's a jolly strange world.

Opinions are to the vast apparatus of social existence what oil is to machines: one...

Opinions are to the vast apparatus of social existence what oil is to machines: one...

Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them

Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly...

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly...

This is the test of your manhood: How much is there left in you after...

This is the test of your manhood: How much is there left in you after...

I am inclined to think that eating is a private thing and should be done...

I am inclined to think that eating is a private thing and should be done...