“Happiness is ideal, it is the work of the imagination.”
— Marquis de Sade
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Lust is to the other passions what
“Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is to life; it supports them all, lends strength to them all ambition, cruelty, avarice, revenge, are all founded on lust.”
— Marquis de Sade
Author: Marquis de Sade
Category: strength
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Happiness is ideal, it is the work
“Happiness is ideal, it is the work of the imagination.”
— Marquis de Sade
Author: Marquis de Sade
Category: happiness
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Lust is to the other passions what
“Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is to life; it supports them all, lends strength to them all ambition, cruelty, avarice, revenge, are all founded on lust.”
— Marquis de Sade
Author: Marquis de Sade
Category: strength
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No lover, if he be of good
“No lover, if he be of good faith, and sincere, will deny he would prefer to see his mistress dead than unfaithful.”
— Marquis de Sade
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There is no more lively sensation than
“There is no more lively sensation than that of pain; its impressions are certain and dependable, they never deceive as may those of the pleasure women perpetually feign and almost never experience.”
— Marquis de Sade
Author: Marquis de Sade
Category: experience
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Happiness lies neither in vice nor in
“Happiness lies neither in vice nor in virtue; but in the manner we appreciate the one and the other, and the choice we make pursuant to our individual organization.”
— Marquis de Sade
Author: Marquis de Sade
Category: happiness
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To judge from the notions expounded by
“To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell.”
— Marquis de Sade
Author: Marquis de Sade
Category: men
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All, all is theft, all is unceasing
“All, all is theft, all is unceasing and rigorous competition in nature; the desire to make off with the substance of others is the foremost – the most legitimate – passion nature has bred into us and, without doubt, the most agreeable one.”
— Marquis de Sade
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Category: nature
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Between understanding and faith immediate connections must
“Between understanding and faith immediate connections must subsist.”
— Marquis de Sade
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Category: faith
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There is no more lively sensation than
“There is no more lively sensation than that of pain; its impressions are certain and dependable, they never deceive as may those of the pleasure women perpetually feign and almost never experience.”
— Marquis de Sade
Author: Marquis de Sade
Category: women
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