He whom we call a gentleman is no longer the man of Nature.

What is a monster? A being whose survival is incompatible with the existing order.

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.

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

It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire.

A thing is not proved just because no one has ever questioned it. What has never been gone into impartially has never been properly gone into. Hence scepticism is the first step toward truth. It must be applied generally, because it is the touchstone.

Man was born to live with his fellow human beings. Separate him, isolate him, his character will go bad, a thousand ridiculous affects will invade his heart, extravagant thoughts will germinate in his brain, like thorns in an uncultivated land.