It is well for the heart to be naive and for the mind not to be.
We reproach people for talking about themselves but it is the subject they treat best.
Nature, in her indifference, makes no distinction between good and evil.
Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
In every well-governed state wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing.