Fanaticism is a monster that pretends to be the child of religion
The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.
If we would destroy the Christian religion, we must first of all destroy man's belief in the Bible.
A lady of honor may be raped once, but it strengthens her virtue.
When we cannot use the compass of mathematics or the torch of experience...it is certain we cannot take a single step forward.
Great men have all been formed either before academies or independent of them.