If you want to make people laugh, your face must remain serious.

economy spoils pleasure

It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless.

When a man gets it into his head to do something, and when he exclusively occupies himself in that design, he must succeed, whatever the difficulties. That man will become Grand Vizier or Pope.

God ceases to be God only for those who can admit the possibility of His non-existence, and that conception is in itself the most severe punishment they can suffer.

I have loved women even to madness, but I have always loved liberty better.

When a man is in love very little is enough to throw him into despair and as little to enhance his joy to the utmost.