There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.

With regard to donations always expect the most from prudent people, who keep their own accounts.

There is more of turn than of truth in a saying of Seneca, "That drunkenness does not produce but discover faults." Common experience teaches the contrary. Wine throws a man out of himself, and infuses dualities into the mind which she is a stranger to in her sober moments.

For my own part, I am apt to join in the opinion with those who believe that all the regions of Nature swarm with spirits, and that we have multitudes of spectators on all our actions when we think ourselves most alone.

Others proclaim the infirmities of a great man with satisfaction and complacence, if they discover none of the like in themselves.

Whether zeal or moderation be the point we aim at, let us keep fire out of the one, and frost out of the other.

Flying would give such occasions for intrigues as people cannot meet with who have nothing but legs to carry them.