The Man Who Seeks To

The Man Who Seeks To Educate Himself Must First Read And Then Travel In Order To Correct What He Has Learned.

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.

The Spirit Of Rebellion Is Present In Every Great City, And The Great Task Of Wise Government Is To Keep It Dormant, For If It Wakes It Is A Torrent Which No Dam Can Hold Back.

Worthy Or Not, My Life Is My Subject, And My Subject Is My Life.

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.