Genius lasts longer than beauty

Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others.

Some temptations are so great it takes great courage to yield to them.

It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over us.

It is perfectly possible to get what you think you want and be miserable. It's possible too, to never get it but deeply enjoy the process of trying. In this world, there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

One should absorb the color of life.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.