"I was not born to amuse the Tsars."

"A deception that elevates us is dearer than a host of low truths."

"A man's worth is estimated by his ability to keep his word."

"I am a great admirer of death, and I believe it is the ultimate liberation."

"The less we show our love to a woman, Or please her less, and neglect our duty, The more we trap and ruin her surely, In the flattering toils of philandery."