"Yes, I am a libertine, I admit it freely. I have dreamed of doing everything that it is possible to dream of in that line. But I have certainly not done all the things I have dreamt of and never shall…"

"Nature has granted me a right to satisfy all my desires."

"The greatest beauty is to be found in deformity."

"The man who alters his way of thinking to suit others is a fool."

"First ourselves, then the others: this is Nature's order of progression. Consequently, we must show no respect, no quarter for others as soon as they have shown that our misfortune or our ruin is the …"