Man in general, if reduced to himself, is too wicked to be free.

Man is insatiable for power; he is infantile in his desires and, always discontented with what he has, loves only what he has not. People complain of the despotism of princes; they ought to complain of the despotism of man.

A child is an angel dependent on man

There is no philosophy without the art of ignoring objections.

It is one of man's curious idiosyncrasies to create difficulties for the pleasure of resolving them.

The great fault in women is to desire to be like men.

In the works of man, everything is as poor as its author; vision is confined, means are limited, scope is restricted, movements are labored, and results are humdrum.