The great men of antiquity were poor.

Nothing wounds a friend like a want of confidence.

Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that.

You saw me vacillating between error and truth, loving them equally because unable to distinguish the one from the other; the hour marked out by God for my enlightenment has come: He has shown me the powerlessness of reason, and the necessity of faith.

Nothing is achieved without solitude.

Only three things are necessary to make life happy: the blessing of God, books , and a friend.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.