Passions destroy more prejudices than philosophy does.

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.

All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.

Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.

Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

Oh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them.

In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

Art is either revolution or plagiarism

About the only thing that comes to us without effort is old age.

There is little sense in attempting to change external conditions, you must first change inner beliefs, then outer conditions will change accordingly.

I have followed my ear and my heart, which may be false. I hope not.

Business reporting is not dealing with objects, it is dealing with relationships between objects.

We are born, we live, we die among supernatural.

To progress we must do the work as individuals, but then we must come together and work together.

I can cook, I can breathe, I can live!

Her soul trembled on her lips like a drop of dew on a flower.