Every man is his own worst enemy Votes: 9
Great armies are nothing but a collection of weakness. Votes: 5
God has neither form nor shape under which we can know Him; when he speaks of Himself in metaphors and similes, He is adapting Himself to our foolishness, our limited capacity. Votes: 3
We grow old more through indolence, than through age. Votes: 3
Ignorance is not innocence. Votes: 3
Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it. Votes: 3
Other things titillate me more keenly than the pale pleasures of marriage. Votes: 3
Nuns and married women are equally unhappy, if in different ways. Votes: 3
We read for instruction, for correction, and for consolation. Votes: 1
As you know, no one over thirty years of age is afraid of tittle-tattle. I myself find it much less difficult to strangle a man than to fear him. Votes: 0
Life is too short to be able to love as one should. Votes: 0
There is a star above us which unites souls of the first order, though worlds and ages separate them. Votes: 0
It is a far greater happiness to obey no one than to rule the whole world. Votes: 0
It is quite as ignominious to allow oneself to be deceived as to deceive. Votes: 0
You should be more afraid of a stupid man than of an evil one. Votes: 0
I was born, have lived, and will die free. Votes: 0
It would not be difficult to be a better ruler than I was: for I admit that I ruled badly; and even if I was fortunate enough to satisfy my subjects, I was not fortunate enough to satisfy myself. Votes: 0
I love men, not because they are men, but because they are not women Votes: 0
There are few prisoners more closely guarded than princes. Votes: 0
One can really love only once. Votes: 0
To some people everything is permitted. Votes: 0