It is having in some measure a sort of wit to know how to use the wit of others.

Can princes born in palaces be sensible of the misery of those who dwell in cottages?

We are usually mistaken in esteeming men too much; rarely in esteeming them too little.

To be vain of one's rank or place is to show that one is below it.

A well-read fool is the most pestilent of blockheads; his learning is a flail which he knows not how to handle, and with which he breaks his neighbor's shins as well as his own. Keep a fellow of this description at arm's length, as you value the integrity of your bones.

Misers are very kind people: they amass wealth for those who wish their death.

He who fears death dies every time he thinks of it.