Life is bristling with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to cultivate one’s garden.
It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.
It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.
It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
Injustice in the end produces independence.
In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.
Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
If God has made us in his image, we have returned him the favor.
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.
History is nothing more than a picture of crimes and misfortunes.
He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.
