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.

Men, in general, are not this or that, they are what they are made to be.

A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.

Whoever blushes confesses guilt, true innocence never feels shame.

One must choose between making a man or a citizen, for one cannot make both at the same time.

The truth brings no man a fortune.

Being wealthy isn't just a question of having lots of money. It's a question of what we want. Wealth isn't an absolute, it's relative to desire. Every time we seek something that we can't afford, we can be counted as poor, how much money we may actually have.