Things bring their own philosophy with them, that is, prudence.

The best political economy is the care and culture of men; for, in these crises, all are ruined except such as are proper individuals, capable of thought, and of new choice and the application of their talent to new labor.

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring.

Europe has always owed to oriental genius its divine impulses. What these holy bards said, all sane men found agreeable and true.

It seems to be a rule of wisdom never to rely on memory alone.

Men are like Geneva watches with crystal faces, which expose the whole movement.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.