There must be something good in a thing that pleases so many; even if it cannot be explained, it is certainly enjoyed.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

Life is a warfare against the malice of others.

Mix a little mystery with everything, for mystery arouses veneration.

Cunning grows in deceit at seeing itself discovered, and tries to deceive with truth itselft.

You should aim to be independent of any one vote, of any one fashion, of any one century.

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.