Mankind have banned the Divinity from their presence; they have relegated him to a sanctuary; the walls of the temple restrict his view; he does not exist outside of it.

There is only one duty; that is to be happy.

If the weather is too cold or rainy, I take shelter in the Regence Cafe, where I entertain myself by watching chess being played. Paris is the world center, and this cafe is the Paris centre for the finest skill at this game.

The Christian religion teaches us to imitate a God that is cruel, insidious, jealous, and implacable in his wrath.

If you disturb the colors of the rainbow, the rainbow is no longer beautiful.

Evil always turns up in this world through some genius or other.

Wandering in a vast forest at night, I have only a faint light to guide me. A stranger appears and says to me: 'My friend, you should blow out your candle in order to find your way more clearly.' This stranger is a theologian.