A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit.

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.

Misers are neither relations, nor friends, nor citizens, nor Christians, nor perhaps even human beings.

The finest pleasure is kindness to others.

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.

The pleasure a man of honor enjoys in the consciousness of having performed his duty is a reward he pays himself for all his pains.

It is a sad thing when men have neither enough intelligence to speak well nor enough sense to hold their tongues; this is the root of all impertinence.