Man is more himself, man is more manlike, when joy is the fundamental thing in him, and grief the superficial.
Enjoy pleasures, but let them be your own, and then you will taste them.
Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others.
History is but a confused heap of facts.
A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share in another.
A certain degree of fear produces the same effects as rashness.