Ask the young. They know everything.

A maxim is the exact and noble expression of an important and indisputable truth. Good maxims are the germs of all excellence; when firmly fixed on the memory, they nourish the will.

Avoid singularity. There may often be less vanity in following the new modes than in adhering to the old ones. It is true that the foolish invent them, but the wise may conform to, instead of contradicting, them.

No one is mediocre who has good sense and good sentiments.

We use up in the passions the stuff that was given us for happiness.

The mind is the atmosphere of the soul.

When one has too great a dread of what is impending, one feels some relief when the trouble has come.