Every member of the society spies on the rest, and it is his duty to inform against them. All are slaves and equal in their slavery... The great thing about it is equality... Slaves are bound to be equal.

Neither man nor nation can exist without a sublime idea.

Luxuries are easy to take up but very difficult to give up

I do not rebel against my God, I simply do not accept his world.

Loving someone is different from being in love with someone. You can hate someone you're in love with

Until you have become really, in actual fact, as brother to everyone, brotherhood will not come to pass.

Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid - the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.