Vagueness is the rebellion of truth against intellect.
Truth is a shining goddess, always veiled, always distant, never wholly approachable, but worthy of all the devotion of which the human spirit is capable.
The purpose of morals is to enable people to inflict suffering without compunction.
The advantage of duty is that it can always be neglected.
Religion is a department of politics.
Philosophy is the art of using in an impressive manner words of which you do not know the meaning.
People never forgive the injuries they inflict nor the benefits they endure.
Men do as much harm as they dare, and as much good as they must.
Liberty is the right to do what I like; license, the right to do what you like.
It matters little what you believe, so long as you don’t altogether believe it.
I resolved from the beginning of my quest that I would not be misled by sentiment and desire into beliefs for which there was no good evidence.
Friendship may be defined as a common enmity.
