Cruelty, far from being a vice, is the first sentiment implanted in us by nature.
Writer, extreme libertine philosophy
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"We are no guiltier in following the primative impulses that govern us than is the Nile for her floods or the sea for her waves."
Controversial"Virtue is a chimera, a dream, a fantasy."
Humorous"So long as the laws remain such as they are today, employ some discretion: loud opinion forces us to do so; but in privacy and silence let us compensate ourselves for that cruel chastity we are oblige…"
Controversial"My only regret is that I was born into a world of cowards, who tremble at the sight of truth."
Controversial"The idea of God is the sole wrong for which I cannot forgive mankind."
Humorous