The most culpable of the excesses of Liberty is the harm she does herself.

I study much, and the more I study, the oftener I go back to those first principles which are so simple that childhood itself can lisp them.

Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished.

Let us shun everything, which might tend to efface the primitive lineaments of our individuality. Let us reflect that each one of us is a thought of God.

Those who make us happy are always thankful to us for being so; their gratitude is the reward of their benefits.

When fresh sorrows have caused us to take some steps in the right way, we may not complain. We have invested in a life annuity, but the income remains.

Let us resist the opinion of the world fearlessly, provided only that our self-respect grows in proportion to our indifference.