In every work a reward added makes the pleasure twice as great.
It is better that we live ever so Miserably than die in glory.
Luckier than one's neighbor, but still not happy.
There is no worse evil than a bad woman; and nothing has ever been produced better than a good one.
Man's best possession is a sympathetic wife.
Arm yourself, my heart: the thing that you must do is fearful, yet inevitable.