I did not want to be taken for a fool-the typical French reason for performing the worst of deeds without remorse.

The artist's morality lies in the force and truth of his description.

I did not want to be taken for a fool-the typical French reason for performing the worst of deeds without remorse.

For in Paris, whenever God puts a pretty woman there (the streets), the Devil, in reply, immediately puts a fool to keep her.

They had...finished their lives before their death - which is not always the end of life and often comes long before the end.

The crimes of extreme civilization are certainly more atrocious than those of extreme barbarism.

Passions are less mischievous than boredom, for passions tend to diminish and boredom increase.