Since the whole affair had become one of religion, the vanquished were of course exterminated.

The monster, fanaticism, still exists, and whoever seeks after truth will run the risk of being persecuted.

Your destiny is that of a man, your vows those of a god.

Whosoever does not know how to recognize the faults of great men is incapable of estimating their perfections.

What will the preachers say? .. to teach men not to persecute men: for, while a few sanctimonious humbugs are burning a few fanatics, the earth opens and swallows up all alike.

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

Dogs, monkeys, and parrots are a thousand times less miserable than we are.