True eloquence makes light of eloquence. True morality makes light of morality.

Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back.

All our troubles come from not being able to be alone.

No religion except ours has taught that man is born in sin; none of the philosophical sects has admitted it; none therefore has spoken the truth

If we submit everything to reason our religion will be left with nothing mysterious or supernatural. If we offend the principles of reason our religion will be absurd and ridiculous . . . There are two equally dangerous extremes: to exclude reason, to admit nothing but reason.

The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of absent pleasures, cause inconstancy.

We must learn our limits. We are all something, but none of us are everything.