Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary acts, force our involuntary.
The state of man is inconstancy, ennui, anxiety.
The knowledge of God is very far from the love of Him.
Nature, which alone is good, is wholly familiar and common.
To scorn philosophy is truly to philosophize.
Kind words do not cost much. They never blister the tongue or lips. They make other people good-natured. They also produce their own image on men's souls, and a beautiful image it is.