Midnight, and love, and youth, and Italy!

Men are valued, not for what they are, but for what they seem to be.

The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it.

The commerce of intellect loves distant shores. The small retail dealer trades only with his neighbor; when the great merchant trades he links the four quarters of the globe.

Women love energy and grand results.

Man must be disappointed with the lesser things of life before he can comprehend the full value of the greater.

Revolutions are not made with rosewater.