Real philosophy seeks rather to solve than to deny.

Though Hope be a small child, she can carry a great anchor!

Vanity, indeed, is the very antidote to conceit; for while the former makes us all nerve to the opinion of others, the latter is perfectly satisfied with its opinion of itself.

Revenge is a common passion; it is the sin of the uninstructed.

In solitude the passions feed upon the heart.

More bounteous run rivers when the ice that locked their flow melts into their waters. And when fine natures relent, their kindness is swelled by the thaw.

A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.