The alchemists in their search for gold discovered many other things of greater value.

Men are by nature merely indifferent to one another; but women are by nature enemies.

Memory works like the collection glass in the Camera obscura: it gathers everything together and therewith produces a far more beautiful picture than was present originally.

One man is more concerned with the impression he makes on the rest of mankind, another with the impression the rest of mankind makes on him.

Intellect is invisible to the man who has none.

No doubt, when modesty was made a virtue, it was a very advantageous thing for the fools, for everybody is expected to speak of himself as if he were one.

For our improvement we need a mirror.