A lady could not boast of her chastity who was never tempted.

Report followeth not all goodness, except difficulty and rarity be joined thereto.

Every man carries the entire form of human condition.

Speech belongs half to the speaker, half to the listener. The latter must prepare to receive it according to the motion it takes.

Intemperance is the plaque of sensuality, and temperance is not its bane but its seasoning.

There is no desire more natural than the desire of knowledge. (Il n'est desir plus naturel que le desir de connaissance)

We have the pleasures suitable to our lot; let us not usurp those of greatness. Ours are more natural and all the more solid and sure for being humbler. Since we will not do so out of conscience, at least out of ambition let us reject ambition.