He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise.
The question of good and evil remains in irremediable chaos for those who seek to fathom it in reality. It is mere mental sport to the disputants, who are captives that play with their chains.
Man is not born wicked; he becomes so, as he becomes sick.
The tyranny of the many would be when one body takes over the rights of others, and then exercises its power to change the laws in its favor.
Know that the secret of the arts is to correct nature.
I advise you to go on living solely to enrage those who are paying your annuities. It is the only pleasure I have left.
To make a vow for life is to make oneself a slave.
Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.
Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd and bloody religion that has ever infected the world.
Our priests are not what a silly populace supposes; all their learning consists in our credulity.
It is not the answers you give, but the questions you ask.
Truth is a fruit that can only be picked when it is very ripe.
Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth.
Love is a cloth which imagination embroiders.
One should always aim at being interesting, rather than exact.
Mortals are equal; their mask differs.
Another century and there will not be a Bible on earth!
Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.
The biggest reward for a thing well done is to have done it.
It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions.