We measure minds by their stature; it would be better to esteem them by their beauty.
To the liberal ideas of the age must be opposed the moral ideas of all ages.
Reason is a bee, and exists only on what it makes; his usefulness takes the place of beauty.
Good maxims are the germs of all excellence.
We use up in the passions the stuff that was given us for happiness.
Proverbs may be said to be the abridgment of wisdom.