"I am a man of my word, and my word is law."

"The only way to be happy is to be evil."

"All universal moral principles are idle fancies."

"All that is not useful is pernicious."

"It is utterly misguided to say that the mouth of a woman or young boy must be absolutely clean in order to give pleasure; putting all manias to one side, I shall grant you if you wish that a man who c…"