Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

Study has been for me the sovereign remedy against all the disappointments of life. I have never known any trouble that an hour's reading would not dissipate.

A really intelligent man feels what other men only know.

Love of the republic in a democracy, is a love of the democracy; love of the democracy is that of equality. Love of the democracy is likewise that of frugality.

The power of divorce can be given only to those who feel the inconveniences of marriage, and who are sensible of the moment when it is for their interest to make them cease.

I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there.

The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.