Man Was Born Free, And He Is

Take The Course Opposite To Custom And You Will Almost Always Do Well.

We Should Not Teach Children The Sciences; But Give Them A Taste For Them.

In The Strict Sense Of The Term, A True Democracy Has Never Existed, And Never Will Exist.

The English Are Predisposed To Pride, The French To Vanity.

Ruthless Man: You Begin By Slaying The Animal And Then You Devour It, As If To Slay It Twice. It Is Not Enough. You Turn Against The Dead Flesh, It Revolts You, It Must Be Transformed By Fire, Boiled And Roasted, Seasoned And Disguised With Drugs; You Must Have Butchers, Cooks, Turnspits, Men Who Will Rid The Murder Of Its Horrors, Who Will Dress The Dead Bodies So That The Taste Decieved By These Disguises Will Not Reject What Is Strange To It, And Will Feast On Corpses, The Very Sight Of Which Would Sicken You.