If there is nothing left to desire, there is everything to fear, an unhappy state of happiness.

Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.

The true way is the middle one, halfway between deserving a place and pushing oneself into it.

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

We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.

Rate the intensive above the extensive. The perfect does not lie in quantity, but in quality.

It is impossible to live without brains, either one's own or borrowed.