Make me chaste and To what excesses will men not go for the sake of a religion in which they believe so little and which they practice so imperfectly!

There are only three events in a man's life; birth, life, and death; he is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live.

They that have lived a single day have lived an age.

All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.

If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction.

It seems to me that the spirit of politeness is a certain attention in causing that, by our words and by our manners, others may be content with us and with themselves.

The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his fortunes.