Nothing but religion is capable of changing pains into pleasures.

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

Science when well-digested is nothing but good sense and reason.

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

We rise to fortune by successive steps; we descend by only one.

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

Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for.