Speech has been given to man to disguise his thoughts.

Wherever there's trouble, look for a priest.

The rich man despises those who flatter him too much, and hates those who do not flatter him at all.

If we go on explaining we shall cease to understand one another.

What I have been taught, I have forgotten; what I know, I have guessed.

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

Those who did not live during the years close to 1789 do not know the pleasure of living.