"I loved, I was loved, my health was good, I had plenty of money; I gave in to temptation, I committed follies, but I never knew misfortune."

"I never had any other object in view than to make my own life pleasant to myself, and I have always found that I was most so when I was able to procure pleasure for my fellow-creatures."

"The greatest pleasure is to be able to live one's life with joy, and to find happiness in every moment."

"My errors will point a moral for mankind, while my good deeds will serve as an example."

"I have met with some of my best friends through accidentally sitting next to them at dinner."