Freedom does not consist in any dreamt-of independence from natural laws, but in the knowledge of these laws, and in the possibility this gives of systematically making them work towards definite ends.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
If you can't understand why someone is doing something, look at the consequences of their actions, whatever they might be, and then infer the motivations from their consequences.
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.