We disjoint the mind like the body.

The last word should be the last word. It is like a finishing touch given to color; there is nothing more to add. But what precaution is needed in order not to put the last word first.

Liquid, flowing words are the choicest and the best, if language is regarded as music. But when it is considered as a picture, then there are rough words which are very telling, they make their mark.

The lively phraseology of Montesquieu was the result of long meditation. His words, as light as wings, bear on them grave reflections.

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

The mind's direction is more important than its progress.

The dregs may stir themselves as they please; they fall back to the bottom by their own coarseness.