"Such praise coming from so degraded a source, was degrading to me, its recipient."

"Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature."

"Reason should direct and appetite obey."

"Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability."

"The welfare of the people is the ultimate law. (Salus Populi Suprema Est Lex)"

"All action is of the mind and the mirror of the mind is the face, its index the eyes."

"Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow."

"The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it."

"Give me somewhere to stand, and I will move the earth."

"The only people who can change the world are people who want to. And not everybody does."

"When a woman marries again, it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again, it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs."

"A well frog knows nothing of the ocean for it is bound by its space. The Spring insect knows nothing of the Winter because it is bound to a single season."