If men knew all that women think, they would be twenty times more audacious.

I am thankful that thorns have roses.

Every man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.

Flowing water is at once a picture and a music, which causes to flow at the same time from my brain, like a limpid and murmuring rivulet, sweet thoughts, charming reveries, and melancholy remembrances.

A widow is like a frigate of which the first captain has been shipwrecked.

If we are to abolish the death penalty, I should like to see the first step taken by our friends the murderers.

Many people think that virtue consists of severity towards others.