Man never rises to great truths without enthusiasm.
If passion sometimes counsels greater boldness than does reflection, it gives more strength to execute it.
Neither the gifts nor the blows of fortune equal those of nature.
We are very wrong to think that some fault or other can exclude virtue, or to consider the alliance of good and evil as a monstrosity or an enigma.
Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers.
It is good to be firm by temperament and pliant by reflection.