We are forced to respect the gifts of nature, which study and fortune cannot give.
A new principle is an inexhaustible source of new views.
Servitude debases men to the point where they end up liking it.
It is good to be firm by temperament and pliant by reflection.
Some are born to invent, others to embellish; but the gilder attracts more attention than the architect.
Lazy people are always anxious to be doing something.