He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

Must it ever be thus-that the source of our happiness must also be the fountain of our misery? The full and ardent sentiment which animated my heart with the love of nature, overwhelming me with a torrent of delight, and which brought all paradise before me, has now become an insupportable torment, a demon which perpetually pursues and harrasses me.

To be active is the primary vocation of man.

Strike the dog dead, it's but a critic!

He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.

Legislators and revolutionaries who promise both equality and liberty are visionaries and charlatans.

Children, love one another, and if that is not possible-at least try to put up with one another.