Every place swarms with commentaries; of authors there is great scarcity.

No wonder, said an Ancient, that chance has so much power over us, since it is by chance that we live.

Presumption is our natural and original malady. The most vulnerable and frail of all creatures is man, and at the same time the most arrogant.

The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.

No wind favors he who has no destined port.

To make judgements about great and lofty things, a soul of the same stature is needed; otherwise we ascribe to them that vice which is our own.

I say that male and female are cast in the same mold; except for education and habits, the difference is not great.