Heart and head are the constituent parts of character; temperament has almost nothing to do with it, and, therefore, character is dependent upon education, and is susceptible of being corrected and improved.

Whether happy or unhappy, life is the only treasure man possesses.

As to the deceit perpetrated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in the way, men and women as a general rule dupe each other.

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

I always made my food congenial to my constitution, and my health was always excellent.

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

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.