In every well-governed state wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing.
What frightens us most in a madman is his sane conversation.
God forbids suicide, and is unwilling that his creatures should destroy themselves.
You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.
Intelligent women always marry fools
It is in the ability to deceive oneself that the greatest talent is shown.