Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.

Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyments have been intellectual joys.

A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the last to awake in the morning.

Sensuality is the death of the soul.

Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.

Power does not consist in striking with force or with frequency, but in striking true.

Admiration bestowed upon any one but ourselves is always tedious.