Silence. All human unhappiness comes from not knowing how to stay quietly in a room.
We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting.
Education produces natural intuitions, and natural intuitions are erased by education.
To call a king "Prince" is pleasing, because it diminishes his rank.
When we see a natural style, we are astonished and charmed; for we expected to see an author, and we find a person.
Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth.