Meslier was the most singular phenomenon ever seen among all the meteors fatal to the Christian religion.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.

It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.

It is not known precisely where angels dwell whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has not been God's pleasure that we should be informed of their abode.

If you are attacked as regards your style, never reply; it is for your work alone to make answer.

Now is not the time for making new enemies.

‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.