Heaven sends us misfortunes as a moral tonic.

In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to attention does not expose her to be neglected by the male sex.

Mediocrity is beneath a brave soul.

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.

Pleasure is like a cordial - a little of it is not injurious, but too much destroys.

A man should never boast of his courage, nor a woman of her virtue, lest their doing so should be the cause of calling their possession of them into question.