A great fortune is a great slavery.

I persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling

The man who spends his time choosing one resort after another in a hunt for peace and quiet will in every place he visits find something to prevent him from relaxing.

The way to good conduct is never too late.

The mind should be allowed some relaxation, that it may return to its work all the better for the rest.

How great would be our peril if our slaves began to number us!

Let the man, who would be grateful, think of repaying a kindness, even while receiving it.