Never cut what you can untie.
Misery is almost always the result of thinking.
Genuine bon mots surprise those from whose lips they fall, no less than they do those who listen to them.
The true character of epistolary style is playfulness and urbanity.
The lively phraseology of Montesquieu was the result of long meditation. His words, as light as wings, bear on them grave reflections.
Justice is the right of the weakest.