Satire Is The Disease Of Art.

Only The History Of Free Peoples Is Worth Our Attention; The History Of Men Under A Despotism Is Merely A Collection Of Anecdotes.

The Success Of Many Books Is Due To The Affinity Between The Mediocrity Of The Author's Ideas And Those Of The Public.

It Is With Happiness As With Watches: The Less Complicated, The Less Easily Deranged.

If It Wasn't For Me, I'd Do Brilliantly.

I Only Study The Things I Like; I Apply My Mind Only To Matters That Interest Me. They'll Be Useful-or Useless-to Me Or To Others In Due Course, I'll Be Given-or Not Given-the Opportunity Of Benefiting From What I've Learned. In Any Case, I'll Have Enjoyed The Inestimable Advantage Of Doing Things I Like Doing And Following My Own Inclinations.