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

The strong desire for success is the best indication that you can achieve success.

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

To make good use of life, one should have in youth the experience of advanced years, and in old age the vigor of youth.

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

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

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.