[Men] are incomprehensible animals... They walk about boasting of their wisdom, strength, and sovereignty, while they have not sense so much as to swallow an apple with the aid of an Eve to put it down their throats.

Ambition is the necessary spur of a great mind to great action; when acting upon a weak mind it impels it to absurdity, or sours it with discontent.

Of the thousands who have paid homage to virtue, barely one has thought to inspect the pedestal on which it stands.

I feel virtuous because my soul is at ease.