You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost power of your mind. If one way does not lead to the desired meaning, take another; if obstacles arise, then still another; until, if your strength holds out, you will find that clear which at first looked dark.

No-thing less splendid than a golden sepulchre would have suited so noble a heart.

In this world, you only get what you grab for.

It's better to repent what you enjoyed than to repent not having enjoyed anything.

While farmers generally allow one rooster for ten hens, ten men are scarcely sufficient to service one woman.

Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they had experienced on earth.

To have compassion for those who suffer is a human quality which everyone should possess, especially those who have required comfort themselves in the past and have managed to find it in others.