To amend mankind, moralists should show them man, not as he is, but as he ought to be.

Satire, like conscience, reminds us of what we often wish to forget.

Arles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed as a place remarkable for the objects of antiquity it contains, or for the primitive manners of its inhabitants and its picturesque appearance.

To amend mankind, moralists should show them man, not as he is, but as he ought to be.

The most certain mode of making people content with us is to make them content with themselves.

People are always willing to follow advice when it accords with their own wishes.

A beautiful woman without fixed principles may be likened to those fair but rootless flowers which float in streams, driven by every breeze.