Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is Metaphysics.

Clever tyrants are never punished.

Antiquity is full of the praises of another antiquity still more remote.

This agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.

Needless to say since Christ's expiation not one single Christian has been known to sin, or die.

A lady of honor may be raped once, but it strengthens her virtue.