Wisdom is the repose of the mind.

Be neither too early in the fashion, nor too long out of it; nor at any time in the extremes of it.

His calumny is not only the greatest benefit a rogue can confer on us, but the only service he will perform for nothing.

What knowledge is there of which man is capable that is not founded on the exterior,--the relation that exists between visible and invisible, the perceptible and the imperceptible?

She neglects her heart who too closely studies her glass.

He scatters enjoyment who can enjoy much.

Loudness is impotence.