Sudden love is latest cured.

As long as men are liable to die and are desirous to live, a physician will be made fun of, but he will be well paid.

He who excels in his art so as to carry it to the utmost height of perfection of which it is capable may be said in some measure to go beyond it: his transcendent productions admit of no appellations.

The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see clearly that it is in their interest to promote yours.

It is through madness that we hate an enemy, and think of revenging ourselves; and it is through indolence that we are appeased, and do not revenge ourselves.

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

A woman with eyes only for one person, or with eyes always averted from him, creates exactly the same impression.