The art of putting the right men in the right places is first in the science of government; but that of finding places for the discontented is the most difficult.

God gave humans language so they could conceal their thoughts from one another.

Speech has been given to man to disguise his thoughts.

It is not an event; it is a piece of news.

Those who have not lived in the eighteenth century, in the years before the Revolution do not know the sweetness of living and cannot imagine what it was like to have happiness in life.

Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.

There is one person that is wiser than anybody, and that is everybody.