The mind has great advantages over the body; however the body often furnishes little treats ... which offer the mind relief from sad thoughts.

Who has not raised a tombstone, here and there, over buried hopes and dead joys, on the road of life? Like the scars of the heart, they are not to be obliterated.

The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience.

The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.

One must choose between loving women and knowing them.

Shall I tell you what makes love so dangerous? 'Tis the too high idea we are apt to form of it.

If a man needs a religion to conduct himself properly in this world, it is a sign that he has either a limited mind or a corrupt heart.