Every man whom chance alone has, by some accident, made a public character, hardly ever fails of becoming, in a short time, a ridiculous private one.
Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand.
A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyone else.
What is necessary is never a risk.
In a major matter no details are small.
Most men only commit great crimes because of their scruples about petty ones.