He [Moliere] pleases all the world, but cannot please himself.
The wisest man is generally he who thinks himself the least so.
Of all the creatures that creep, swim, or fly, Peopling the earth, the waters, and the sky, From Rome to Iceland, Paris to Japan, I really think the greatest fool is man.
Who is content with nothing possesses all things.
Whatever we well understand we express clearly, and words flow with ease.
Gold lends a touch of beauty even to the ugly.