Whoever blushes confesses guilt, true innocence never feels shame.

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

That which renders life burdensome to us generally arises from the abuse of it.

It is believed that physiognomy is only a simple development of the features already marked out by nature. It is my opinion, however, that in addition to this development, the features come insensibly to be formed and assume their shape from the frequent and habitual expression of certain affections of the soul. These affections are marked on the countenance; nothing is more certain than this; and when they turn into habits, they must leave on it durable impressions.

An intelligent being, is the active principle of all things. One must have renounced all common sense to doubt it, and it is a waste of time to try to prove such self evident truth.

I think we cannot too strongly attack superstition, which is the disturber of society; nor too highly respect genuine religion, which is the support of it.

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