A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion.
True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others.
It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions
History is fables agreed upon.
All the persecutors declare against each other mortal war, while the philosopher, oppressed by them all, contents himself with pitying them.
How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.