No master can make me swear blind obedience.
As a rule, adversity reveals genius and prosperity hides it
Man learns more readily and remembers more willingly what excites his ridicule than what deserves esteem and respect.
When I caution you against becoming a miser, I do not therefore advise you to become a prodigal or a spendthrift.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
You traverse the world in search of happiness which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.