Tormented by the cursed ambition always to put a whole book in a page, a whole page in a sentence, and this sentence in a word. I am speaking of myself.
Taste has never been corrupted by simplicity.
In order to be happy, think of the ills you have been spared.
We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.
Luckily, I never feel at one time more than half my pains.
Genius begins beautiful works, but only labor finishes them.