Every sensible man, every honorable man, must hold the Christian sect in horror.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

There are barbarians who seize this dog, who so prodigiously surpasses man in friendship, and nail him down to a table, and dissect him alive to show you the mezaraic veins... Answer me, Machinist, has Nature really arranged all the springs of feeling in this animal to the end that he might not feel? Has he nerves that he may be incapable of suffering?

Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most

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.

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.