All the ancient histories, as one of our wits say, are just fables that have been agreed upon

I am the best-natured creature in the world, and yet I have already killed three, and of these three two were priests.

They are mad men (Jews), but you should not burn them for that.

It is not enough to be exceptionally mad, licentious and fanatical in order to win a great reputation; it is still necessary to arrive on the scene at the right time.

The Bible. That is what fools have written, what imbeciles commend, what rogues teach and young children are made to learn by heart.

Love truth, but pardon error.

The composition of a tragedy requires testicles.