Marquis de Sade

The greatest pleasure a man can have is to make a woman suffer.

Crime is the soul of mankind.

The more atrocious a crime is, the more it flatters one's vanity.

There is no act so infamous that it cannot be excused by necessity.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

Virtue is nothing more than a chimera.

The essence of pleasure is in its excess.

Laws are made to be broken.

The most beautiful thing in the world is a woman in tears.

There is no crime that does not contain a certain amount of pleasure.

The only true morality is to live according to one's own desires.

The more I know men, the more I admire dogs.

To destroy is always the first step in creation.

Never yield to remorse, it is a cowardly feeling.

The only true happiness is to be found in the satisfaction of one's desires.

The most sublime act is to make another suffer.

There are no morals, there are only habits.

All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.

The pleasure of love is in the variety of its forms.

The only true crime is to deny oneself pleasure.