Beauty belongs to the sphere of the simple, the ordinary, whilst ugliness is something extraordinary, and there is no question but that every ardent imagination prefers in lubricity, the extraordinary to the commonplace
MARQUIS DE SADEThread of their days without pity, and in the midst of life, without ever concerning themselves with this fatal moment, living as though they were to exist for ever, they disappear into the obscure cloud of immortality, uncertain of the fate which lies in store for them.
More Marquis de Sade Quotes
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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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Lycurgus, Numa, Moses, Jesus Christ, Mohammed, all these great rogues, all these great thought-tyrants, knew how to associate the divinities they fabricated with their own boundless ambition.
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Nature has not got two voices, you know, one of them condemning all day what the other commands.
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In libertinage, nothing is frightful, because everything libertinage suggests is also a natural inspiration.
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What does one want when one is engaged in the sexual act?
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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 idea of God is the sole wrong for which I cannot forgive mankind.
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Conspiracy! Intrigue! A rapidly thickening plot! Add some bestiality and a lecherous priest and I’d say you have the beginnings of a beautiful novel.
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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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It is not the opinions or the vices of private individuals that are harmful to the State, but rather the behavior of public figures.
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You say that my way of thinking cannot be tolerated? What of it? The man who alters his way of thinking to suit othere is a fool.
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Even those that are not frightful, and there is not one amongst them all that cannot be demonstrated within the boundaries of nature.
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The most fortunate of persons is he who has the most means to satisfy his vagaries.
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If it is the dirty element that gives pleasure to the act of lust, then the dirtier it is, the more pleasurable it is bound to be.
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Good for society, our laws are very bad for the individuals whereof it is composed; for, if they one time protect the individual, they hinder, trouble, fetter him for three quarters of his life.
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