“The risk is too great. A man cannot place too much faith in any one thing, neither a woman, nor a horse, nor a weapon, nor any single thing.”

“There are things never meant to be understood, Jessie. Things which cannot now nor ever, through any means, be deciphered. Not through dreams, nor tests, nor divination, nor science, nor speculation.”

“What is love? There is nothing in the world, neither man nor Devil nor any thing, that I hold as suspect as love, for it penetrates the soul more than any other thing. Nothing exists that so fills and binds the heart as love does. Therefore, unless you have those weapons that subdue it, the soul plunges through love into an immense abyss.”

“Neither man nor any animal can enjoy life to the full without taking some risks to life or limb.”

“I am neither a child, a young man, nor an ancient; nor am I of any caste.”

“By my soul, I can neither eat, drink, nor sleep; nor, what's still worse, love any woman in the world but her.”