At the sight of what goes on in the world, the most misanthropic of men must end by being amused, and Heraclitus must die laughing.
Love is more pleasant than marriage for the same reason that novels are more amusing than history.
A person of intellect without energy added to it, is a failure.
The poor are the blacks of Europe.
The great always sell their society to the vanity of the little.
There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love.