Excessive distrust is not less hurtfJul than its opposite. Most men become useless to him who is unwilling to risk being deceived.
Those who fear men like laws.
Some authors regard morality in the same light as we regard modern architecture. Convenience is the first thing to be looked for.
Few people are modest enough to be estimated at their true worth.
In order to do great things, it is necessary to live as if one was never to die.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.