We moralize among ruins.
There is no wisdom like frankness.
A beautiful hand is an excellent thing in woman; it is a charm that never palls; and better than all, it is a means of fascinating that never disappears.
One should conquer the world, not to enthrone a man, but an idea; for ideas exist forever.
Amusement to an observing mind is study.
The tendency of an advanced civilization is in truth monarchy.