"How hollow is the heart of man,..." - Quote by Blaise Pascal

“The authority of reason is far more imperious than that of a master; for he who disobeys the one is unhappy, but he who disobeys the other is a fool.”

“All our troubles come from not being able to be alone.”

“Look for the truth, it wants to be found.”

“Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.”

“The Public is merely a multiplied 'me.'”

“Procrastination is hardly more evil than grasping impatience.”

“Saruman," I said, standing away from him, "only one hand at a time can weild the One, and you know that well, so do not trouble to say we!”

“I love to see honest and honorable men at the helm, men who will not bend their politics to their purses, nor pursue measures by which they may profit, and then profit by their measures.”

“The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.”