A poor man defended himself when charged with stealing food to appease the cravings of hunger, saying, the cries of the stomach silenced those of the conscience.

Despotism subjects a nation to one tyrant; democracy, to many.

Love matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to condemn themselves to a life of vinegar.

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

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.

He who would remain honest ought to keep away want.

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.