Above all, there is no exception to this rule: that the idea of political superiority always resolves itself into the idea of psychological superiority.

A man who whinnies with noisy laughter, surpasses all the animals in vulgarity.

Whatever is gold does not glitter. A gentle radiance belongs to the noblest metal.

Belief in form, but disbelief in content - that's what makes an aphorism charming.

And nobody lies as much as the indignant do.

All in all, punishment hardens and renders people more insensible; it concentrates; it increases the feeling of estrangement; it strengthens the power of resistance.

Democracy represents the disbelief in all great men and in all elite societies: everybody is everybody's equal.