A true philosopher is like an elephant; he never puts the second foot down until the first one is solidly in place.

They will have the World to be in Large, what a Watch is in Small; which is very regular, and depends only upon the just disposing of the several Parts of the Movement.

I shall leave the world without regret, for it hardly contains a single good listener.

To be happy, one must have a good stomach and a bad heart.

Modesty in women has two special advantages,--it enhances beauty and veils uncomeliness.

Since the princes take the Earth for their own, it's fair that the philosophers reserve the sky for themselves and rule there, but they should never permit the entry of others.

It is the passions that do and undo everything.