His Passions Make Man Live, His Wisdom

Love Is More Pleasant Than Marriage For The Same Reason That Novels Are More Amusing Than History.

I Only Study The Things I Like; I Apply My Mind Only To Matters That Interest Me. They'll Be Useful-or Useless-to Me Or To Others In Due Course, I'll Be Given-or Not Given-the Opportunity Of Benefiting From What I've Learned. In Any Case, I'll Have Enjoyed The Inestimable Advantage Of Doing Things I Like Doing And Following My Own Inclinations.

It Is Inconceivable How Much Wit It Requires To Avoid Being Ridiculous.

Where Violence Reigns, Reason Is Weak.

Love, A Pleasant Folly; Ambition, A Serious Stupidity.