The spirit of property doubles a man's strength.

The prudent man does himself good; the virtuous one does it to other men.

Men use thought only to justify their wrong doings, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts. Ils ne se servent de la pensée que pour autoriser leurs injustices, et emploient les paroles que pour déguiser leurs pensées.

Happiness is not the portion of man.

Now, now my good man, this is no time to be making enemies." (Voltaire on his deathbed in response to a priest asking him that he renounce Satan.)

When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.

Your destiny is that of a man, your vows those of a god.

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws

History never repeats itself. Man always does.