Since unhappiness excites interest, many, in order to render themselves interesting, feign unhappiness.
Solitude vivifies, isolation kills.
Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than tolerated.
What is love? two souls and one flesh; friendship? two bodies and one soul.
When orators and auditors have the same prejudices, those prejudices run a great risk of being made to stand for incontestable truths.
We distrust our heart too much, and our head not enough.