Remarkable places are like the summits of rocks; eagles and reptiles only can get there.
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.
To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self.
Our own cast-off sorrows are not sufficient to constitute sympathy for others.
The most subtle flattery that a woman can receive is by actions, not by words.
Love is the only possession which we can carry with us beyond the grave.