Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

Napoleon affords us an example of the danger of elevating one's self to the absolute, and sacrificing everything to the carrying out of an idea.

Those only obtain love, for the most part, who seek it not.

So dear night the half of life is, And the fairest half indeed.

A man who cannot command himself will always be a slave.

Humans fear reason, but they ought to fear stupidity- for reason can be hard, but stupidity can be fatal.

The greatest difficulties lie where we are not looking for them.