Truly man is a marvelously vain, diverse, and undulating object. It is hard to found any constant and uniform judgment on him.

One should always have one's boots on and be ready to leave.

Fortune, to show us her power in all things, and to abate our presumption, seeing she could not make fools wise, has made them fortunate.

The conduct of our lives is the true mirror of our doctrine.

There is nothing on which men are commonly more intent than on making a way for their opinions.

Our zeal works wonders, whenever it supports our inclination toward hatred, cruelty, ambition.

If you don't know how to die, don't worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you; don't bother your head about it.