The Deluge: A punishment inflicted on the human race by an all-knowing God, who, through not having foreseen the wickedness of men, repented of having made them, and drowned them once for all to make them better - an act which, as we all know, was accompanied by the greatest success.

History contains little beyond a list of people who have accommodate themselves with other people's property.

No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.

It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

Prejudices are what rule the vulgar crowd.

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.