I only study the things I like; I apply my mind only to matters that interest me. They'll be useful-or useless-to me or to others in due course, I'll be given-or not given-the opportunity of benefiting from what I've learned. In any case, I'll have enjoyed the inestimable advantage of doing things I like doing and following my own inclinations.

It is passion that makes man live; wisdom makes one only last.

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

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.

Real worth requires no interpreter: its everyday deeds form its emblem.

Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.

Love is like epidemic diseases. The more one fears it the more likely one is to contract it.