Oh! my friend, when you feel bursting on your lips the vow of eternal love, do not be afraid to yield, but do not confound wine with intoxication; do not think the cup divine because the draft is of celestial flavor; do not be astonished to find it broken and empty in the evening.

Experience is the name men give to their follies or their sorrows.

Take time as it comes, the wind as it blows, woman as she is.

Christianity ruined emperors, but saved peoples.

There are temptations more attractive than angels. Liberty, Patriotism, the good of humanity – words like that are the silver scales of the Tempter’s flaming wings

The only truth is love beyond reason.

The most disagreeable thing that your worst enemy says to your face does not approach what your best friends say behind your back.