I shall say, that I feel myself virtuous, because my soul is at rest.

Credulity is always a ridiculous, often a dangerous failing: it has made of many a clever man, a fool; and of many a good man, a knave.

Equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it.

Equality! Where is it, if not in education? Equal rights! They cannot exist without equality of instruction.

Pets, like their owners, tend to expand a little over the Christmas period.

Moral truth, resting entirely upon the ascertained consequences of actions, supposes a process of observation and reasoning.

Instead of establishing facts, we have to overthrow errors; instead of ascertaining what is, we have to chase from our imaginations what is not.

... the happiness of a people is the only rational object of government, and the only object for which a people, free to choose, can have a government at all.

Trust me, there are as many ways of living as there are men, and one is no more fit to lead another, than a bird to lead a fish, or a fish a quadruped.

These will vary in every human being; but knowledge is the same for every mind, and every mind may and ought to be trained to receive it.

the mode of delivering a truth makes, for the most part, as much impression on the mind of the listener as the truth itself.

An uneducated heart competes, a half educated heart cooperates but enlightened heart serves

You are a pool of clear water where the light plays

Love is acceptance without judgment.

Each man must grant himself the emotions that he needs and the morality that suits him.

In the early days all I hoped was to make a living out of what I did best. But, since there’s no real market for masturbation I had to fall back on my bass playing abilities.

I choose to do unattractive people, because then I can pretend they think they're attractive.

That action is best which procures the greatest happiness.

I'd like to be a wife and mother. I guess I'll know Mr. Right when I meet him.

I miss my mattress when I am gone; It's one thing I've made an impression on.

When considering a man's motives, remember you must not measure his wheat with your bushel. He may not be using the same standard at all.