Noble passions are like vices: the more they are satisfied, the greater they grow, Mothers and gamblers are insatiable.
I prefer thought to action, an idea to a transaction, contemplation to activity.
Novelty is both delightful and deceptive.
The secret of a great success for which you are at a loss to account is a crime that has never been found out, because it was properly executed.
Lofty souls are always inclined to make a virtue of misfortune.
Necessity is often the spur to genius.