The man who forgets does not forgive, he only loses the remembrance; forgiveness is the offspring of a noble heart, of a generous mind, whilst forgetfulness is only the result of a weak memory, or of an easy carelessness.

If you have not done things worthy of being written about, at least write things worthy of being read.

By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I laugh at the remembrance of troubles now past, and which I no longer feel.

For my future I have no concern, and as a true philosopher, I never would have any, for I know not what it may be: as a Christian, on the other hand, faith must believe without discussion, and the stronger it is, the more it keeps silent.

Praise the beautiful for their intelligence and the intelligent for their beauty.

The philosopher is a person who refuses no pleasures which do not produce greater sorrows, and who knows how to create new ones.

When you fool a fool you strike a blow for intelligence.