Men, in whatever anxiety they may be, if they are men, sometimes indulge in relaxation.

The beauty of the world and the orderly arrangement of everything celestial makes us confess that there is an excellent and eternal nature, which ought to be worshiped and admired by all mankind.

A community is like the ones who govern it.

Old age is by nature rather talkative.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

But as to the affection which anyone may have for us, it is the first demand of duty that we do most for him who loves us most; but we should measure affection, not like youngsters, by the ardour of its passion, but rather by its strength and constancy.

The authors who affect contempt for a name in the world put their names to the books which they invite the world to read.