To arrive at perfection, a man should have very sincere friends or inveterate enemies; because he would be made sensible of his good or ill conduct, either by the censures of the one or the admonitions of the other.

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.

Calumny is only the noise of madmen.

Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.

When asked what was the proper time for supper: If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can.

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.