I would fain coin wisdom,—mould it, I mean, into maxims, proverbs, sentences, that can easily be retained and transmitted. Would that I could denounce and banish from the language of men—as base money—the words by which they cheat and are cheated!

The passions of the young are vices in the old.

Minds which never rest are subject to many digressions.

Ideas never lack for words. It is words that lack ideas.

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.

Beautiful works do not intoxicate, but they enchant.

Chance generally favors the prudent.