“Now, one cannot read nonsense with impunity.”
“The free-will of man cannot impune the sovereignty of God, and conversely the sovereignty of God would not impune the free-will of men".”
“People do not read stupidities with impunity.”
“The mass of society is made up of morbid thinkers, and miserable workers. Now it is only by labour that thought can be made healthy, and only by thought that labour can be made happy, and the two cannot be separated with impunity.”
“Nations, like individuals, cannot become desperate gamblers with impunity. Punishment is sure to overtake them sooner or later.”
“I was thinking, "So, I’m Emperor, am I? What nonsense! But at least I'll be able to make people read my books now.”