Science without conscience is the soul's perdition.

Pantagruelism is a certain gaitey of the spirit consisting in a disdain for the hazards of fortune.

How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?

Not everyone is a debtor who wishes to be; not everyone who wishes makes creditors.

Languages exist by arbitrary institutions and conventions among peoples; words, as the dialecticians tell us, do not signify naturally, but at our pleasure.

Believe me, 'tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.

Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.