We like no noise unless we make it ourselves.
We must always live in hope; without that consolation there would be no living.
There is nobody who is not dangerous for someone.
Racine will pass away like the taste for coffee.
If we could have a little patience, we should escape much mortification; time takes away as much as it gives.
There is no real evil in life, except great pain; all the rest is imaginary, and depends on the light in which we view things