How strange it is to see with how much passion People see things only in their own fashion!

There is something inexpressibly charming in falling in love and, surely, the whole pleasure lies in the fact that love isn't lasting.

A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.

Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.

When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.

You have but to hold forth in cap and gown, and any gibberish becomes learning, all nonsense passes for sense.