The man who seeks to educate himself must first read and then travel in order to correct what he has learned.

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.

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 have loved women even to madness, but I have always loved liberty better.

If you want to make people laugh, your face must remain serious.

Worthy or not, my life is my subject, and my subject is my life.

Marriage is the tomb of love.