When credulity comes from the heart it does no harm to the intellect.

Of what delights are we deprived by our excesses!

We measure minds by their stature; it would be better to esteem them by their beauty.

Fully to understand a grand and beautiful thought requires, perhaps, as much time as to conceive it.

Old age was naturally more honored in times when people could not know much more than what they had seen.

Our worries always come from our weaknesses.

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.