No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.

It is human nature to think wisely and to act in an absurd fashion.

The heart errs like the head; its errors are not any the less fatal, and we have more trouble getting free of them because of their sweetness.

It is in the ability to deceive oneself that the greatest talent is shown.

There are no bad books any more than there are ugly women.

For every monarchy overthrown the sky becomes less brilliant, because it loses a star. A republic is ugliness set free.