Admirable Quote by Voltaire

Fools admire everything in an author of reputation.

— Voltaire

“This consists in not taking a book into one’s hand merely because it is interesting the great public at the time — such as…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Any fool may write a most valuable book by chance, if he will only tell us what he heard and saw with veracity.

— Thomas Gray

“The fools read books written by those that don’t understand themselves and question the wise; The wise understand themselves and answer the fools who…

— Robin Sacredfire

I love to fool my readers, but in a good way. If you've read any of my work, there's a good chance that at…

— Vera Nazarian

“To put an arrogant 'famous' writer in his place: pretend to be illiterate.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

The sincere love of books has nothing to do with cleverness or stupidity any more than any other sincere love. It is a quality…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

“None of the things I have mentioned can make a foolish man wise or a bad book good. But when they are properly used…

— John Russell

The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“People who think that love, sex, marriage, work, play, life and death are serious matters are urged NOT to read this book. Buy it,…

— Edward Abbey

“He, in his love songs, and his tales in prose, was without peer--and if fools claim Limoges produced a better, there are always those…

— Dante Alighieri

“One of the most egregiously stupid books I've ever come across. I would recommend reading this only because it's the epitome of all that…

— Kris Saknussemm