"If there is any state in the world where a man can enjoy the full exercise of his faculties, it is the one where he is least dependent on others."

"The greatest pleasure of life is love."

"The people, being subject to the laws, ought to be the author of them."

"To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish without knowing what you have said."

"I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about."