Our truth of nowadays is not what is, but what others can be convinced of; just as we call "money" not only that which is legal, but also any counterfeit that will pass.

Tortures are a dangerous invention, and seem to be a test of endurance rather than of truth.

Life in itself is neither good nor evil, it is the place of good and evil, according to what you make it.

It is probable that the principal credit of miracles, visions, enchantments, and such extraordinary occurrences comes from the power of imagination, acting principally upon the minds of the common people, which are softer.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

Every movement reveals us.

I give my opinion not as being good, but as being my own.