The several sorts of religion in the world are little more than so many spiritual monopolies.

Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought.

The more arguments you win, the less friends you will have

Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is very good company by the way.

Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy in his view.

A person may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him a prisoner.

Ignorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it.