Cities are the abyss of the human species.

She was dull, unattractive, couldn't tell the time, count money or tie her own shoe laces... But I loved her

Self-love is an instrument useful but dangerous; it often wounds the hand which makes use of it, and seldom does good without doing harm.

One can buy anything with money except morality.

I hate books; they only teach people to talk about what they don't understand.

Our greatest misfortunes come to us from ourselves.

Girls must be thwarted early in life.