True greatness is sovereign wisdom. We are never deceived by our virtues.
Man is God by his faculty for thought.
Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires, man is a fallen god who remembers the heavens.
History teaches everything, even the future.
Esteem incites friendship, but not love; the former is the twin brother of Reverence; the latter is the child of Equality.
God has placed the genius of women in their hearts, because the works of this genius are always works of love.