Disappointment and feebleness imprint upon us a cowardly and valetudinarian virtue.
He who falls obstinate in his courage, if he falls he fights from his knees.
Human understanding is marvellously enlightened by daily conversation with men, for we are, otherwise, compressed and heaped up in ourselves, and have our sight limited to the length of our own noses.
A lady could not boast of her chastity who was never tempted.
The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up.
There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.