We tire of those pleasures we take, but never of those we give.

People who declare that they belong to no party certainly do not belong to ours.

The true worth of a soul is revealed as much by the motive it attributes to the actions of others as by its own deeds.

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

No woman dares express all she thinks.

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

There are philanthropists who, incapable of managing their own little affairs, take upon themselves those of the whole world; but as their creditors always outnumber their disciples, they owe humanity more than she will ever owe them.