Happiness lies neither in vice nor in virtue; but in the manner we appreciate the one and the other, and the choice we make pursuant to our individual organization.

It is not the opinions or the vices of private individuals that are harmful to the State, but rather the behavior of public figures.

My passions, concentrated on a single point, resemble the rays of a sun assembled by a magnifying glass: they immediately set fire to whatever object they find in their way.

All, all is theft, all is unceasing and rigorous competition in nature; the desire to make off with the substance of others is the foremost - the most legitimate - passion nature has bred into us and, without doubt, the most agreeable one.

I've been to Hell. You've only read about it.

To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell.

What is more immoral than war?