war often breaks out when there is the most talk of peace.

Oh Dear! How unfortunate I am not to have anyone to weep with!

... we ought to be astonished at nothing; for what do we not meet with in our journey through life?

When I step into this library, I cannot understand why I ever step out of it.

I dislike clocks with second-hands; they cut up life into too small pieces.

True friendship is never serene.

Fortune is always on the side of the largest battalions.