When the truth offends no one it should come from our lips as naturally as the air we breathe.

None are rash when they are not seen by anybody.

Some like to understand what they believe in. Others like to believe in what they understand.

Religion has nothing more to fear than not being sufficiently understood.

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

Those who ought to be secure from calumny are generally those who avoid it least.

It is hardly possible to suspect another without having in one's self the seeds of baseness the party is accused of.