I am the Spirit that denies.

Every great idea exerts, on first appearing, a tyrannical influence: Hence, the advantages it brings are turned all too soon into disadvantages.

The most fortunate of men, Be he a king or commoner, is he Whose welfare is assured in his own home.

Reason can never be popular. Passions and feelings may become popular, but reason will always remain the sole property of a few eminent individuals.

Those who have no hope for a future life are already dead for the present one.

If you inquire what people are like here, I must answer, "The same as everywhere."

One alone does not help, but rather he who unites with many at the right moment.