"The only original philosophical thought possible is the one that starts from the fact of suffering."

"If children were brought into the world by an act of pure reason alone, would the human race continue to exist? Would not a man rather have so much sympathy with the coming generation as to spare it t…"

"If we were not all so pitifully and ridiculously constituted, we should be ashamed to be alive."

"Women are guilty of perjury far more often than men. It is questionable whether they ought to be allowed to take an oath at all."

"A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants."