There are people who are virtuous only in a piece-meal way; virtue is a fabric from which they never make themselves a whole garment.

God is the place where I do not remember the rest.

Remorse is the punishment of crime; repentance, its expiation. The former appertains to a tormented conscience; the latter to a soul changed for the better.

Chance generally favors the prudent.

There is graciousness and a kind of urbanity in beginning with men by esteem and confidence. It proves, at least, that we have long lived in good company with others and with our selves.

He who cannot see the beautiful side is a bad painter, a bad friend, a bad lover; he cannot lift his mind and his heart so high as goodness.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.