One must not hope to be more than one can be.

His passions make man live, his wisdom merely makes him last.

Change of fashion is the tax levied by the industry of the poor on the vanity of the rich.

Were a man to consult only his reason, who would marry? For myself, I wouldn't marry, for fear of having a son who resembled me.

There is no history worthy attention save that of free nations; the history of nations under the sway of despotism is no more than a collection of anecdotes.

And so I leave this world, where the heart must either break or turn to lead (suicide note)

Your intelligence often bears the same relation to your heart as the library of a chateau does to its owner.