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Marquis de Sade Quotes

Marquis de Sade quotes about nature

French Novelist, Writer, Philosopher June 2, 1740 – December 2, 1814

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Man's natural character is to imitate; that of the sensitive man is to resemble as closely as possible the person whom he loves. It is only by imitating the vices of others that I have earned my misfortunes. Marquis de Sade
Nature, who for the perfect maintenance of the laws of her general equilibrium, has sometimes need of vices and sometimes of virtues, inspires now this impulse, now that one, in accordance with what she requires. Marquis de Sade
Let us give ourselves indiscriminately to everything our passions suggest, and we will always be happy…Conscience is not the voice of Nature but only the voice of prejudice. Marquis de Sade
The primary and most beautiful of Nature's qualities is motion, which agitates her at all times, but this motion is simply a perpetual consequence of crimes, she conserves it by means of crimes only. Marquis de Sade
Marquis de Sade quote: "There is no God, Nature sufficeth unto herself; in no wise..."
There is no God, Nature sufficeth unto herself; in no wise hath she need of an author. Marquis de Sade
Marquis de Sade quote: "Nature has endowed each of us with a capacity for kindly..."
Nature has endowed each of us with a capacity for kindly feelings: let us not squander them on others. Marquis de Sade
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
Marquis de Sade quote: "Your body is the church where Nature asks to be reverenced."
Your body is the church where Nature asks to be reverenced. Marquis de Sade
Marquis de Sade quote: "The impossibility of outraging nature is the greatest anguish..."
The impossibility of outraging nature is the greatest anguish man can know. Marquis de Sade
Marquis de Sade quote: "Nature has not got two voices, you know, one of them..."
Nature has not got two voices, you know, one of them condemning all day what the other commands. Marquis de Sade
Marquis de Sade quote: "Destruction, hence, like creation, is one of Nature's mandates."
Destruction, hence, like creation, is one of Nature's mandates. Marquis de Sade

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