Let us respect gray Lairs, but, above all, our own.

Some delicate matters must be treated like pins, because if they are not seized by the right end, we get pricked.

It is not what we have but what we enjoy that constitutes our abundance.

It requires less character to discover the faults of others, than to tolerate them.

Adversity, which makes us indulgent to others, renders them severe towards us.

The less power a man has, the more he likes to use it.

Without big words, how could many people say small things?