Causes

Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime

A mighty flame evolves from a tiny spark

Happy is the one who knows the causes of things

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything

If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love

Love. The reason I dislike that word is that it means too much for me, far more than you can understand

There are two levers to set a man in motion, fear and self-interest

Freedom means responsibility; that is the reason why most people are afraid of it

The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization

If you consider what are called the virtues of mankind, you will find their growth is assisted by education and cultivation

In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.

We make war that we may live in peace

I drink to make other people more interesting

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry

If thou must love me, let it be for naught except for love's sake only

Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.

The early riser gets through his business but not through early rising

Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age.