Every man I meet is in some way my superior...
What would be the use of immortality to a person who cannot use well a half an hour?
Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.
Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.
Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will.