Exquisite beauty resides rather in the female form than face, where it is also more lasting.

Silence and simplicity obtrude on no one, but are yet two unequaled attractions in woman.

The impartiality of history is not that of the mirror, which merely reflects objects, but of the judge, who sees, listens, and decides.

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

Time is a great ocean which, like the other ocean, overflows with our remains.

Love of country produces among men such examples as Cincinnatus, Alfred, Washington--pure, unselfish, symmetrical; among women, Vittoria Colonna, Madame Roland, Charlotte Corday, Jeanne Darc--romantic, devoted, marvelous.

Good manners require space and time.