Our Passions Are The True Phoenixes; When

Without My Attempts In Natural Science, I Should Never Have Learned To Know Mankind Such As It Is. In Nothing Else Can We So Closely Approach Pure Contemplation And Thought, So Closely Observe The Errors Of The Senses And Of The Understanding, The Weak And Strong Points Of Character.

Where There Are No Women There Are No Good Manners

There Are Few Who Have At Once Thought And Capacity For Action. Thought Expands, But Lames; Action Animates, But Narrows.

The Greatest Difficulties Lie Where We Are Not Looking For Them.

Whoever Strikes At Marriage Either By Word Or Act Undermines The Foundation Of All Moral Society.