We must expect everything and fear everything from time and from men.
In a way, the main fault of all books is that they are too long.
Excessive distrust is not less hurtfJul than its opposite. Most men become useless to him who is unwilling to risk being deceived.
Some authors regard morality in the same light as we regard modern architecture. Convenience is the first thing to be looked for.
Great men in teaching weak men to reflect have set them on the road to error.
The fool is like those people who think themselves rich with little.