The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action.

The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me.

The possibility of divorce renders both marriage partners stricter in their observance of the duties they owe to each other. Divorces help to improve morals and to increase the population.

Virtue is praised but hated. People run away from it for it is ice-cold and in this world you must keep your feet warm.

We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves.

The first step towards philosophy is incredulity.

We are far more liable to catch the vices than the virtues of our associates.

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned.

When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years.