"The truth is, all politicians are scoundrels."

"The sceptic, therefore, still continues to reason and believe, even though he asserts that he cannot defend his reason by reasons."

"The passion of love is a much more powerful principle of action than reason."

"The life of a man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster."

"It is impossible for us to think of any thing, which we have not antecedently felt, either by our external or internal senses."