The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
Good taste comes more from the judgment than from the mind.
It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
The whimsicalness of our own humor is a thousand times more fickle and unaccountable than what we blame so much in fortune.