The story she had told me was possible, but it was not believable.

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.

When a man is in love very little is enough to throw him into despair and as little to enhance his joy to the utmost.

Give me a man who is man enough to give himself just to the woman who is worth him. If that woman were me,I would love him alone and forever

If I had married a woman intelligent enough to guide me, to rule me without my feeling that I was ruled, I should have taken good care of my money, I should have had children, and I should not be, as now I am, alone in the world and possessing nothing.

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.