Human nature is so weak that the honest men who have no religion make me fret with their perilous virtue, as rope-dancers with their dangerous equilibrium.
Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de LevisTo judge of the real importance of the individual, we should think of the effect his death would produce.
Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de LevisReflection increases the vigor of the mind, as exercise does the strength of the body.
Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis