"Never did a man become a prophet in his own country, nor a physician in his own household."

"The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying 'This is mine', and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society."

"To be truly good, we must be independent."

"The greatest danger for a woman is to be too beautiful."

"All my misfortunes come from my having loved too much, and having been too much loved."