there are some people who never acknowledge themselves in the wrong; God help them!

When we reckon without Providence, we must frequently reckon twice.

Religious people spend so much time with their confessors because they like to talk about themselves.

good and evil travel on the same road, but they leave different impressions.

I pity those who have no taste for reading.

We are so fond of hearing ourselves spoken of, that, be it good or ill, it is still pleasing.

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