"The true religion teaches us our duties, our weaknesses, the pride and self-love that corrupt us, and the remedies which will cure us."

"The last act is bloody, however fine the rest of the play."

"Cleopatra's nose: had it been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been changed."

"Custom is the principal source of persuasion."

"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone."