Literature is an avenue to glory, ever open for those ingenious men who are deprived of honors or of wealth.

The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it.

What we call the heart is a nervous sensation, like shyness, which gradually disappears in society. It is fervent in the nursery, strong in the domestic circle, tumultuous at school.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

The expected always happens

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.

It is remarkable that when great discoveries are effected, their simplicity always seems to detract from their originality: on these occasions we are reminded of the egg of Columbus!