Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is; the people is never corrupted, but it is often deceived, and on such occasions only does it seem to will what is bad.

To make a man richer, give him more money of curb his desires.

To live is not breathing it is action.

Everything we do not have at our birth and which we need when we are grown is given to us by education.

He who pretends to look upon death without fear, lies

I bold it impossible, that the great monarchies of Europe can subsist much longer; they all affect magnificence and splendor.

The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences.