The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.
[The Germans] so easily confuse obstinacy with energy, and rudeness with firmness.
The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies 'God in us.'
Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
One must, in one's life, make a choice between boredom and suffering.
Only the refined and delicate pleasures that spring from research and education can build up barriers between different ranks.