Reason ought not, like vanity, to adorn herself with ancient parchments, and the display of a genealogical tree; more dignified in her proceedings, and proud of her immortal nature, she ought to derive everything from herself.

Innocence and mystery never dwell long together.

Fortune does not change [people], it unmasks them.

Make your best thoughts into action.

The more heart, the more sorrow.

Where love and wisdom drink out of the same cup, in this everyday world, it is the exception.

Recognized probity is the surest of all oaths.