History in general is a collection of crimes, follies, and misfortunes among which we have now and then met with a few virtues, and some happy times.

Whatever you do, crush the infamous thing, and love those who love you.

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise.

All is a miracle. The stupendous order of nature, the revolution of a hundred millions of worlds around a million of stars, the activity of light, the life of all animals, all are grand and perpetual miracles.

God created women only to tame men.

I envy animals for two things - their ignorance of evil to come, and their ignorance of what is said about them.

A little evil is often necessary for obtaining a great good.