If I wished to punish a province, I would have it governed by philosophers.
Our work is to present things that are as they are.
The more I see of men, the better I like my dog.
I think it better to keep a profound silence with regard to the Christian fables, which are canonized by their antiquity and the credulity of absurd and insipid people.
A German singer! I should as soon expect to get pleasure from the neighing of my horse.
I am up and about when I am ill, and in the most appalling weather. I am on horseback when other men would be flat out on their beds, complaining. We are made for action, and activity is the sovereign remedy for all physical ills.