Each traveler should know what he has to see, and what properly belongs to him, on a journey.

We gladly put antiquity above our age but not posterity. Only a father doesn't begrudge his son's talent.

Men are much more apt to agree in what they do than in what they think.

Nothing is worse than active ignorance.

Riches amassed in haste will diminish; but those collected by hand and little by little will multiply.

Oral delivery aims at persuasion and making the listener believe they are converted. Few persons are capable of being convinced the majority allow themselves to be persuaded.

It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.