It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape.
The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.
It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.
Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.
I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.(Letter to Étienne Noël Damilaville, May 16, 1767)
It is forbidden to kill; therefore 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.
I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that flies are born to be eaten by spiders and man to be devoured by sorrow.
She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.
I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.