If it were not for respect for human opinions, I would not open my window to see the Bay of Naples for the first time, whilst I would go five hundred leagues to talk with a man of genius whom I had not seen.

Unhappy love freezes all our affections: our own souls grow inexplicable to us. More than we gained while we were happy we lose by the reverse.

One must, in one's life, make a choice between boredom and suffering.

The only equitable manner in my opinion, of judging the character of a man is to examine if there are personal calculations in his conduct; if there are not, we may blame his manner of judging, but we are not the less bound to esteem him.

How true it is that, sooner or later, the' most rebellious must bow beneath the yoke of misfortune!

Exile: A tomb in which you can get mail.

intellect is a sin that must be atoned for by leading exactly the life of those who have none.