His passions make man live, his wisdom merely makes him last.

We take our colors, chameleon-like, from each other.

We leave unmolested those who set the fire to the house, and prosecute those who sound the alarm.

It must be admitted that there are some parts of the soul which we must entirely paralyse before we can live happily in this world.

Public opinion is the worst of all opinions.

Anyone whose needs are small seems threatening to the rich, because he's always ready to escape their control.

The great always sell their society to the vanity of the little.