Religious ecstasy is a madness of thought freed of its bodily bonds, whereas in the ecstasy of love, the forces of twin natures unite, blend and embrace one another.

We are scarcely apt to berate the source of enjoyment.

Great minds always tend to see virtue in misfortune.

Love based upon money and vanity forms the most stubborn of passions.

Necessity is often the spur to genius.

Unintelligent persons are like weeds that thrive in good ground; they love to be amused in proportion to the degree in which they weary themselves.

How fondly swindlers coddle their dupes! No mother is as caressing or thoughtful towards her adored child as a merchant in hypocrisy toward his milch-cow.