The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick person is their desire for reconciliation.

If you wish to be held in esteem, you must ssociate only with those who estimable.

There are some who speak one moment before they think

There is a false modesty, which is vanity; a false glory, which is levity; a false grandeur, which is meanness; a false virtue, which is hypocrisy, and a false wisdom, which is prudery.

The doctors allow one to die, the charlatans kill.

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.

It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.