We are less hurt by the contempt of fools than by the lukewarm approval of men of intelligence.
We are forced to respect the gifts of nature, which study and fortune cannot give.
If people did not compliment one another there would be little society.
Every thought is new when an author expresses it in a manner peculiar to himself.
Hatred is keener than friendship, less keen than love.
In order to do great things, it is necessary to live as if one was never to die.