Where violence reigns, reason is weak.
Eminence without merit earns deference without esteem.
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.
Love is the exchange of two fantasies and the contact of two skins.
There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men.
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.