When an idea is not robust enough to stand expression in simple terms, it is a sign that it should be rejected.

Few maxims are true in every respect.

To withdraw ourselves from the law of the strong, we have found ourselves obliged to submit to justice. Justice or might, we must choose between these two masters.

The falsest of all philosophies is that which, under the pretext of delivering men from the embarrassment of their passions, counsels idleness and the abandonment and neglect of themselves.

As it is natural to believe many things without proof, so, despite all proof, is it natural to disbelieve others.

He who knows how to suffer everything can dare everything.

The conscience of the dying belies their life.