The Sweetest Pleasures Are Those Which Are

Marriage Is The Tomb Of Love.

Since, Though I Do Not Repent My Amorous Exploits, I Am Far From Wanting My Example To Contribute To The Corruption Of The Fair Sex, Which Deserves Our Homage For So Many Reasons, I Hope That My Observations Will Foster Prudence In Fathers And Mothers And Thus At Least Deserve Their Esteem.

Man Is Free; But Not Unless He Believes He Is[.]

As To The Deceit Perpetrated Upon Women, Let It Pass, For, When Love Is In The Way, Men And Women As A General Rule Dupe Each Other.

If I Had Married A Woman Intelligent Enough To Guide Me, To Rule Me Without My Feeling That I Was Ruled, I Should Have Taken Good Care Of My Money, I Should Have Had Children, And I Should Not Be, As Now I Am, Alone In The World And Possessing Nothing.