"Women are suited to being the nurses and teachers of our earliest childhood precisely because they themselves are childish, silly, and short-sighted."

"We can come to look upon the deaths of our enemies with as much regret as we feel for those of our friends, namely, when we miss their existence as witnesses to our success."

"The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness."

"It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility, is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire."

"Intellect is a magnificent instrument, if it is used correctly. Used incorrectly, it leads to disaster."