All the persecutors declare against each other mortal war, while the philosopher, oppressed by them all, contents himself with pitying them.
All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.
It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.
You are very harsh.' 'I have seen the world.
To really enjoy pleasures, you must know how to leave them.
Shun idleness. It is rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals.