One hears - one does not seek; one takes - one does not ask who gives.

Nothing on earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment.

He who bestows something great receives no gratitude; for in accepting it the recipient has already been weighed down too much.

For nothing is more democratic than logic; it is no respecter of persons and makes no distinction between crooked and straight noses.

The weak and the botched shall perish: first principle of our charity.

A few hours of mountain climbing make a blackguard and a saint two rather similar creatures.

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to ours. The inference is false, a gift confers no rights.