If You Have Not Done Things Worthy

As For Myself, I Always Willingly Acknowledge My Own Self As The Principal Cause Of Every Good And Of Every Evil Which May Befall Me; Therefore, I Have Always Found Myself Capable Of Being My Own Pupil, And Ready To Love My Teacher.

The Man Who Seeks To Educate Himself Must First Read And Then Travel In Order To Correct What He Has Learned.

They Are The Follies Inherent To Youth; I Make Sport Of Them, And, If You Are Kind, You Will Not Yourself Refuse Them A Good-natured Smile.

Beauty Without Wit Offers Nothing But The Enjoyment Of Its Material Charms, Whilst Witty Ugliness Captivates By The Charms Of The Mind, And At Last Fulfils All The Desires Of The Man It Has Captivated.

I Leave To Others The Decision As To The Good Or Evil Tendencies Of My Character, But Such As It Is It Shines Upon My Countenance, And There It Can Easily Be Detected By Any Physiognomist.