Waves are inspiring not because they rise and fail, but because each time they fall. They never fail to rise again.
As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck we give the gods credit for.
Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.
Society is composed of slow Christians and wide-awake sinners.
We mingle in society not so much to meet others as to escape ourselves.
One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.