"Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action."

"A female friend, amiable, clever, and devoted, is a possession more valuable than parks and palaces; and without such a muse, few men can succeed in life, none be contented."

"Nothing can resist a human will that will stake its existence on a purpose."

"Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions; never irresistible but when he appeals to the imagination."

"The European talks of progress because by the aid of a few scientific discoveries he has established a society which has mistaken comfort for civilisation."