People reveal their character even in the simplest things they do. Fools do not enter a room, nor leave it, nor sit down, nor rise, nor are they silent, nor do they stand up, like people of sense and understanding.

Such a great misfortune, not to be able to be alone.

The same vices which are huge and insupportable in others we do not feel in ourselves.

The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education.

Great things astonish us, and small dishearten us. Custom makes both familiar.

Children are contemptuous, haughty, irritable, envious, sneaky, selfish, lazy, flighty, timid, liars and hypocrites, quick to laugh and cry, extreme in expressing joy and sorrow, especially about trifles, they'll do anything to avoid pain but they enjoy inflicting it: little men already.

It is motive alone that gives real value to the actions of men, and disinterestedness puts the cap to it.