Common sense is not so common.

Exaggeration, the inseparable companion of greatness.

In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.

The man who, in a fit of melancholy, kills himself today, would have wished to live had he waited a week.

The supposed right of intolerance is absurd and barbaric. It is the right of the tiger; nay, it is far worse, for tigers do but tear in order to have food, while we rend each other for paragraphs.

Originality is nothing but judicious plagiarism.

Monsieur l'abbé, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.