Marquis de Sade Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)
Marquis de Sade quotes and sayings page 3 (deceased novelist born on Jun 2, 1740). Here's quote # 21 through 30 out of the 42 we have for him.
“Religions are the cradles of despotism.”
“To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell.”
“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.”
“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 obliged to display in public.”
“Nature, who for the perfect maintenance of the laws of her general equilibrium, has sometimes need of vices and sometimes of virtues, inspires now this impulse, now that one, in accordance with what she requires.”
“Social order at the expense of liberty is hardly a bargain.”
“It is not my mode of thought that has caused my misfortunes, but the mode of thought of others.”
“The more defects a man may have, the older he is, the less lovable, the more resounding his success.”
“The idea of God is the sole wrong for which I cannot forgive mankind.”
“What is more immoral than war?”
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