I Will Begin With This Confession: Whatever

The Pleasure I Gave My Lovers Was A Four Fifth Of The Pleasure I Experienced.

Be The Flame, Not The Moth.

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.

I Found That The Writer Who Says Sublata Lucerna Nullum Discrimen Inter Mulieres ('when The Lamp Is Taken Away, All Women Are Alike') Says True; But Without Love, This Great Business Is A Vile Thing.

I Leave To Others The Decision As To The Good Or Evil Tendencies Of My Character, But Such As It Is It Shines Upon My Countenance, And There It Can Easily Be Detected By Any Physiognomist.