Wisdom is the mind what health is to the body.

The daily employment of cunning marks a little mind, it generally happens that those who resort to it in one respect to protect themselves lay themselves open to attack in another.

Truth has scarce done so much good in the world as the false appearances of it have done hurt.

Many young persons believe themselves natural when they are only impolite and coarse.

The passions of youth are not more dangerous to health than is the lukewarmness of old age.

A certain harmony should be kept between actions and ideas if we want to fully develop the effects they can produce.

The intellect is always fooled by the heart.