As a rule, only the poor are generous.

Liberty begets anarchy, anarchy leads to despotism, and despotism brings about liberty once again. Millions of human beings have perished without being able to make any of these systems triumph.

A man's own vanity is a swindler that never lacks for a dupe.

I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.

Love and work have the virtues of making a man pretty indifferent to anything else.

We cannot confront solitude without moral resources.

God reveals Himself, unfailingly, to the solitary, thoughtful seeker