At an early age I sucked up the milk of Homer, Virgil, Horace, Terence, Anacreon, Plato and Euripides, diluted with that of Moses and the prophets.

The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion.

Distance is a great promoter of admiration.

The enjoyment of freedom which could be exercised without any motivation would be the real hallmark of a maniac.

No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason.

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

Isn't it better to have men being ungrateful than to miss a chance to do good?