The chains which cramp us most are those which weigh on us least.
One must be a somebody before they can have an enemy. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force.
We must labor unceasingly to render our piety reasonable, and our reason pious.
A malicious enemy is better than a clumsy friend.
Years do not make sages; they only make old men.
To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.