Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

God prefers bad verses recited with a pure heart to the finest verses chanted by the wicked.

Will is wish, and liberty is power.

Pleasantry is never good on serious points, because it always regards subjects in that point of view in which it is not the purpose to consider them.

If there are atheists, who is to be blamed if not the mercenary tyrants of souls who, in revolting us against their swindles, compel some feeble spirits to deny the God whom these monsters dishonour?

The man who says to me, "Believe as I do, or God will damn you," will presently say, "Believe as I do, or I shall assassinate you."