It is love; love, the comfort of the human species, the preserver of the universe, the soul of all sentient beings, love, tender love.

You are very harsh.' 'I have seen the world.

The fate of a nation has often depended upon the good or bad digestion of a prime minister.

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but they are seldom or ever inventors.

May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.