He who has ceased to enjoy his friend's superiority has ceased to love him.
We expect everything and are prepared for nothing.
We recognize the action of God in great things: we exclude it in small. We forget that the Lord of eternity is also the Lord of the hour.
As we advance in life the circle of our pains enlarges, while that of our pleasures contracts.
The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master.
Men are always invoking justice; yet it is justice which should make them tremble.