"Men who have seen life and death......" - Quote by Voltaire

“The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”

“Originality is nothing but judicious plagiarism.”

“A witty saying proves nothing.”

“There was a very cautious man Who never laughed or played He never risked, he never tried, He never sang or prayed. And when he on day passed away, His insurance was denied, For since he never really lived, They claimed he never really died. (Anonymous poem)”

“You’ve got to be crazy! It’s too late to be sane, too late. You’ve got to go full tilt bozo... ‘Cause you’re only given a little spark of madness... and if you lose that, you’re nothing”

“It wasn't the New World that mattered... Columbus died almost without seeing it; and not really knowing what he had discovered. It's life that matters, nothing but life - the process of discovering, the everlasting and perpetual process, not the discovery itself, at all.”

“He that dies pays all debts.”

“Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.”

“Ascensions into heaven are like falling leaves sad and happy all at the same time Going away isn't really sad especially when your going enables a new kind of presence to be born.”