The less you can enjoy, the poorer, the scantier yourself - the more you can enjoy, the richer, the more vigorous.

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.

He who can conceal his joys, is greater than he who can hide his griefs

He whose pride oppresses the humble may perhaps be humbled, but will never be humble.

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.

Not every one who has the gift of speech understands the value of silence.

True worth is as inevitably discovered by the facial expression, as its opposite is sure to be clearly represented there. The human face is nature's tablet, the truth is certainly written thereon.