A man would have no pleasures in discovering all the beauties of the universe, even in heaven itself, unless he had a partner to whom he might communicate his joys.

Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.

History is indeed the witness of the times, the light of truth.

A friend is, as it were, a second self.

Just what is the civil law? What neither influence can affect, nor power break, nor money corrupt: were it to be suppressed or even merely ignored or inadequately observed, no one would feel safe about anything, whether his own possessions, the inheritance he expects from his father, or the bequests he makes to his children.

There is in superstition a senseless fear of God.

So you see, old age is really not so bad. May you come to know the condition!