Men know that women are an overmatch for them, and therefore they choose the weakest or the most ignorant. If they did not think so, they never could be afraid of women knowing as much as themselves.

Every state of society is as luxurious as it can be. Men always take the best they can get.

Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.

Reason and truth will prevail at last

The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted, evidently an effrontery.

Such is the constitution of Man that labor may be said to be its own re-ward.

The relief of enemies has a tendency to unite mankind in fraternal affection.