Teach by doing whenever you can, and only fall back upon words when doing it is out of the question.

Luxury either comes of riches or makes them necessary; it corrupts at once rich and poor, the rich by possession and the poor by covetousness.

It is well known that a loose and easy dress contributes much to give to both sexes those fine proportions of body that are observable in the Grecian statues, and which serve as models to our present artists.

The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time in order to save it.

To live is not breathing it is action.

In any case, frequent punishments are a sign of weakness or slackness in the government. There is no man so bad that he cannot be made good for something. No man should be put to death, even as an example, if he can be left to live without danger to society.

I may not be better than other people, but at least I'm different.