It is almost impossible to find those who admire us entirely lacking in taste.

Genius, like a torch, shines less in the broad daylight of the present than in the night of the past.

Those virtues which cost us dear prove that we love God; those which are easy to us prove that He loves us.

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.

True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

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

Perfect servants would be the worst of all for certain masters, whose happiness consists in finding fault with them.