Life is a country that the old have seen, and lived in. Those who have to travel through it can only learn from them.
The simple-hearted and sincere never do more than half deceive themselves.
Strength is not energy; some authors have more muscles than talent.
The lively phraseology of Montesquieu was the result of long meditation. His words, as light as wings, bear on them grave reflections.
Words are like eyeglasses they blur everything that they do not make clear.
The soul that is the abode of chastity acquires an energy which enables her to surmount with ease the obstacles that lie along the path of duty.