In fact, to gull a fool seems to me an exploit worthy of a witty man.

I have lived as a philosopher and die as a Christian.

I found that the writer who says SUBLATA LUCERNA NULLUM DISCRIMEN INTER MULIERES ('when the lamp is taken away, all women are alike') says true; but without love, this great business is a vile thing.

I have often met with happiness after some imprudent step which ought to have brought ruin upon me, and although passing a vote of censure upon myself I would thank God for his mercy.

Love is three quarters curiosity.

Beauty without wit offers nothing but the enjoyment of its material charms, whilst witty ugliness captivates by the charms of the mind, and at last fulfils all the desires of the man it has captivated.

I learned very early that our health is always impaired by some excess either of food or abstinence, and I never had any physician except myself.