The reasoning man who scorns the prejudices of simpletons necessarily becomes the enemy of simpletons; he must expect as much, and laugh at the inevitable.
MARQUIS DE SADEIt is not my mode of thought that has caused my misfortunes, but the mode of thought of others.
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The most fortunate of persons is he who has the most means to satisfy his vagaries.
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To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell.
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When I was not the cause of some chaos, a chaos of such proportions that it would provoke a general corruption or a distubance so formal that even after my death its effects would still be felt.
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Destruction, hence, like creation, is one of Nature’s mandates.
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I write what I see, the endless procession to the guillotine. Were all lined up, waiting for the crunch of the blade…
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Either kill me or take me as I am, because I’ll be damned if I ever change.
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Every principle is a judgment, every judgment the outcome of experience, and experience is only acquired by the exercise of the senses . . .
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Sex is as important as eating or drinking and we ought to allow the one appetite to be satisfied with as little restraint or false modesty as the other.
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Wolves which batten upon lambs, lambs consumed by wolves, the strong who immolate the weak, the weak victims of the strong.
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It is not my mode of thought that has caused my misfortunes, but the mode of thought of others.
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I have supported my deviations with reasons; I did not stop at mere doubt; I have vanquished, I have uprooted,
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What crimes would have been spared the world, if they had choked the first imbecile who thought of speaking of you.
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Never may an act of possession be exercised upon a free being; the exclusive possession of a woman is no less unjust than the possession of slaves.
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Deep down he enjoys having gone so far as to deserve being treated in such a way.
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The majority of pop stars are complete idiots in every respect.
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