As a house implies a builder, and a garment a weaver, and a door a carpenter, so does the existence of the Universe imply a Creator.
Nothing but courage can guide life.
We are less hurt by the contempt of fools than by the lukewarm approval of men of intelligence.
Indolence is the sleep of the mind.
In order to do great things, it is necessary to live as if one was never to die.
It cannot be a vice in men to be sensible of their strength.