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.

It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless.

Praise the beautiful for their intelligence and the intelligent for their beauty.

We love without heeding reason, and cease to love in the same manner.

I have met with some of them - very honest fellows, who, with all their stupidity, had a kind of intelligence and an upright good sense, which cannot be the characteristics of fools.

one who makes no mistakes makes nothing