Everyone gives the title of barbarism to everything that is not in use in his own country.

But as Nature is the best guide, teaching must be the development of natural inclinations, for which purpose the teacher must watch his pupil and listen to him, not continually bawl words into his ears as if pouring water into a funnel. Good teaching will come from a mind well made rather than well filled.

Indeed, there is no such thing as an altogether ugly woman — or altogether beautiful.

Que sçais-je?" (What do I know?)

Every man may speak truly, but to speak methodically, prudently, and fully is a talent that few men have.

~The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them ~

If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than it was because he was he, and I was I.