One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.

It is with books as with the fires of our grates, everybody borrows a light from his neighbor to kindle his own, which in turn is communicated to others, and each partakes of all.

Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.

God has punished the knave, and the devil has drowned the rest.

It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.

Why are the Jews hated? It is the inevitable result of their laws; they either have to conquer everybody or be hated by the whole human race.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.