The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time.
Death is close enough at hand so we do not need to be afraid of life.
Man makes god in his own image.
People who wish to numb our caution in dealing with them by means of flattery are employing a dangerous expedient, like a sleeping draught, which, if it does not put us to sleep, keeps us all the more awake.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
When we talk in company we lose our unique tone of voice, and this leads us to make statements which in no way correspond to our real thoughts.