"The greatest pleasure is to be able to do what one wants, when one wants, and with whom one wants."

"The only way to escape from the miseries of life is to forget them, and the best way to forget them is to indulge in pleasure."

"A man who wants to be happy must have a good digestion and a bad heart."

"The person who can be of most use to me is the one who can give me the most trouble."

"I have always been a man of curiosity, and I have always sought to understand the mysteries of the universe."