Lord Byron is only great as a poet; as soon as he reflects he is a child.

My days are as happy as those reserved by God for his elect; and whatever be my fate hereafter, I can never say that I have not tasted joy— the purest joy of life.

One needs only to get old to become milder; I don't see anyone make a mistake I hadn't also made.

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself.

It is impossible that beauty should ever distinctly appreciate itself.

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own advantage in all that happens to them.