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

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.

I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention to me, and those who detest me.

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

To possess a good cognomen is a long way on the road of success in life.

The threat of a neglected cold is for doctors what the threat of purgatory is for priests-a gold mine.

One must not hope to be more than one can be.