Some are born to invent, others to embellish; but the gilder attracts more attention than the architect.

The maxim that men are not to be praised before their death was invented by envy and too lightly adopted by philosophers.

In a way, the main fault of all books is that they are too long.

Newton, Pascal, Bossuet, Racine, F?nelon -- that is to say, some of the most enlightened men on earth, in the most philosophical of all ages -- have been believers in Jesus Christ; and the great Cond?, when dying, repeated these noble words, "Yes, I shall see God as He is, face to face!".

Few maxims are true in every respect.

Everyone is born sincere and dies deceivers.

We are so presumptuous that we think we can separate our personal interest from that of humanity, and slander mankind without compromising ourselves.