The only real crime is to be boring.
Writer, extreme libertine philosophy
Attributed, often found in collections of his quotes, but direct source difficult to pinpoint.
Late 18th Century
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"No need to touch at greater length on what pertains to the full business of population, from now on we shall address ourselves principally, nay, uniquely to those libertine lecheries whose spirit is i…"
Controversial"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."
Controversial"Nothing we can do outrages Nature directly. Our acts of destruction give her new vigour and feed her her energy, but none of our wreckings can weaken her power."
Controversial"My principles are not those of the world, but they are those of nature."
Strange & Unusual"Crimes are always committed for the sake of enjoyment."
Strange & Unusual