If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you already know.

The more any one speaks of himself, the less he likes to hear another talked of.

If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic.

What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtuous man ought often to ask himself.

The worst of faces still is human.

Just so far as we are pleased at finding faults, are we displeased at finding perfection.

All belief that does not make us more happy, more free, more loving, more active, more calm, is, I fear, a mistaken and superstitious belief.