I do not understand Greek very well," said the giant."Neither do I," said the philosophical mite."Why then," the Sirian retorted, "are you citing some man named Aristotle in the Greek?""Because," replied the savant, "one should always cite what one does not understand at all in the language one understands the least.
-Voltaire
Select a background
More quotes by Voltaire
Popular Authors
A curated listing of popular authors.