No matter how much care we put into hiding our passions under the appearances of devotion and honor, they can always be seen to peer out through these covers.

A man would rather say evil of himself than say nothing.

The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

On why I don't trust democracy without extremely powerful systems of accountability and recall What seems to be generosity is often only disguised ambition - which despises small interests to gain great ones.

Affected simplicity is an elegant imposture.

The force we use on ourselves, to prevent ourselves from loving, is often more cruel than the severest treatment at the hands of one loved.