The world's history is constant, like the laws of nature, and simple, like the souls of men. The same conditions continually produce the same results.

The May of life blooms once and never again.

Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.

If you cannot please everyone with your deeds and your art, please a few. To please many is bad.

The zeal of friends it is that razes me, And not the hate of enemies.

You have to go the rounds from individual to individual in order to gather the totality of the race.

Every true genius is bound to be naive.