There are but three events which concern man: birth, life and death. They are unconscious of their birth, they suffer when they die, and they neglect to live.

That man is good who does good to others; if he suffers on account of the good he does, he is very good; if he suffers at the hands of those to whom he has done good, then his goodness is so great that it could be enhanced only by greater sufferings; and if he should die at their hands, his virtue can go no further: it is heroic, it is perfect.

There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it.

We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together.

The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest.

A prince wants only the pleasure of private life to complete his happiness.

Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect.