"Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains."

"I don't know what the heart is, not I: I only use the word to denote the mind's frailties."

"There is nothing more delicious to see or do. I refer to both: for it is just as pleasant to spy upon someone as to want to be observed."

"My passions are violent, and when they speak, it is impossible for me not to obey."

"My manner of thinking, I own, is not for all the world. Few will like it. It is too bold. It will not submit to the curb of any established system, nor will it be bound by any known code. It is free, …"