There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but they are seldom or ever inventors.
It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
I hate women because they always know where things are.
It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.
It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.
Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.
Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare.
Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same.
Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.
Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.
Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.
He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.
The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year.
Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.
To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.
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