I leave to others the decision as to the good or evil tendencies of my character, but such as it is it shines upon my countenance, and there it can easily be detected by any physiognomist.

After all, a beautiful woman without a mind of her own leaves her lover with no resource after he had physically enjoyed her charms.

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

The pleasure I gave my lovers was a four fifth of the pleasure I experienced.

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 am bound to add that the excess in too little has ever proved in me more dangerous than the excess in too much; the last may cause indigestion, but the first causes death.

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