Marriage Is The Tomb Of Love.

Man Is Free; Yet We Must Not Suppose That He Is At Liberty To Do Everything He Pleases, For He Becomes A Slave The Moment He Allows His Actions To Be Ruled By Passion.

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.

[h]appy Or Miserable, Life Is The Only Blessing Which Man Possesses[.

I Am Bound To Add That The Excess In Too Little Has Ever Proved In Me More Dangerous Than The Excess In Too Much; The Last May Cause Indigestion, But The First Causes Death.

Beauty Without Wit Offers Nothing But The Enjoyment Of Its Material Charms, Whilst Witty Ugliness Captivates By The Charms Of The Mind, And At Last Fulfils All The Desires Of The Man It Has Captivated.