To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell.
From Marquis de Sade
No lover, if he be of good faith, and sincere, will deny he would prefer to see his mistress dead than unfaithful.
Happiness lies neither in vice nor in virtue; but in the manner we appreciate the one and the other, and the choice we make pursuant to our individual organization.
It is not my mode of thought that has caused my misfortunes, but the mode of thought of others.
Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is to life; it supports them all, lends strength to them all ambition, cruelty, avarice, revenge, are all founded on lust.
It is always by way of pain one arrives at pleasure.
Are not laws dangerous which inhibit the passions? Compare the centuries of anarchy with those of the strongest legalism in any country you like and you will see that it is only when the laws are silent that the greatest actions appear.
What is more immoral than war?
Sensual excess drives out pity in man.
Social order at the expense of liberty is hardly a bargain.
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