"To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish without knowing what you have written. Jean-Jacques Rousseau"

"The first step towards vice is to shroud innocent actions in mystery, and whoever likes to conceal something sooner or later has reason to conceal it."

"A man says what he knows, a woman says what will please."

"Liberty is obedience to the law which one has laid down for oneself"

"People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little."

"Most people believe that the longer you let these things go, the more likely you are to have something go wrong."

"Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases."

"Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse."

"Refiners had every incentive to get back up because there was a lot of money to be made."