I never come back home with the same moral character I went out with; something or other becomes unsettled where I had achieved internal peace; some one or other of the things I had put to flight reappears on the scene.

He that by harshness of nature rules his family with an iron hand is as truly a tyrant as he who misgoverns a nation.

The pleasures of the palate deal with us like Egyptian thieves who strangle those whom they embrace.

He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it

If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you're needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.

It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.

So enjoy the pleasures of the hour as not to spoil those that are to follow.