To make a man a saint, it must indeed be by grace; and whoever doubts this does not know what a saint is, or a man.

I take it as a matter not to be disputed, that if all knew what each said of the other, there would not be four friends in the world. This seems proved by the quarrels and disputes caused by the disclosures which are occasionally made.

Death itself is less painful when it comes upon us unawares than the bare contemplation of it, even when danger is far distant.

Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed.

Let each of us examine his thoughts

Curiosity is nothing more than vanity. More often than not we only seek knowledge to show it off.

Law, without force, is impotent.