Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.

Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.

He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.

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.

He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero.

Three days of uninterrupted company in a vehicle will make you better acquainted with another, than one hour's conversation with him every day for three years.

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.