"We monsters are necessary to nature also." — Marquis de Sade

"We monsters are necessary to nature also."

— Marquis de Sade

Inspirational Quotes Intriguing Quotes Love Quotes Monsters Quotes Nature Quotes Necessary Quotes

135 Quotes by Marquis de Sade

Marquis de Sade has 135 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

In an age that is utterly corrupt, the best policy is to do as others do.
It requires only two things to win credit for a miracle: a mountebank and a number of silly women.
Hope is the most sensitive part of a poor wretch's soul; whoever raises it only to torment him is behaving…
The most fortunate of persons is he who has the most means to satisfy his vagaries.
God strung up his own son like a side of veal. I shudder to think what he would do to…
One weeps not save when one is afraid, and that is why kings are tyrants.
Prejudice is the sole author of infamies: how many acts are so qualified by an opinion forged out of naught…
It is certain that stealing nourishes courage, strength, skill, tact, in a word, all the virtues useful to a republican…
Any punishment that does not correct, that can merely rouse rebellion in whoever has to endure it, is a piece…
If Nature denies eternity to beings, it follows that their destruction is one of her laws. Now, once we observe…
In libertinage, nothing is frightful, because everything libertinage suggests is also a natural inspiration; the most extraordinary, the most bizarre…
Don't have children: they deform women's bodies and turn into an enemy 20 years later.

See all 135 quotes by Marquis de Sade »

More Inspirational Quotes

This quote is filed under Inspirational Quotes, one of 205,543 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

See all 205,543 Inspirational Quotes »