All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.

The English are, I think the most obtuse and barbarous people in the world

Faith, I am no such fool; everyone for himself in this desert of selfishness which is called life.

I used to think of deathlike I suppose soldiers think of it: it was a possible thing that I could well avoid by my skill.

I am mad, I am going under, I must follow the advice of a friend, and pay no heed to myself.

The French are the wittiest, the most charming, and up to the present, at all events, the least musical race on Earth.

If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.