Sometimes it is a good choice not to choose at all.
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
God is favorable to those whom he makes to die by degrees; 'tis the only benefit of old age. The last death will be so much the less painful: it will kill but a quarter of a man or but half a one at most.
Habit is second nature.
Women are more susceptible to pain than to pleasure.
The honor of the conquest is rated by the difficulty.