“What a terrible thing to be a great lord, yet a wicked man.”

“My hate is general, I detest all men;Some because they are wicked and do evil,Others because they tolerate the wicked,Refusing them the active vigorous scornWhich vice should stimulate in virtuous minds.”

“Ah! What a fine thing it is to know something!”

“Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.”

“Die Dinge haben nur den Wert, den man ihnen verleiht.”

“All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.”

“A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.”