Affectation discovers sooner what one is than it makes known what one would fain appear to be.
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.
Science when well-digested is nothing but good sense and reason.
To be vain of one's rank or place is to show that one is below it.
Gaiety is the soul's health; sadness is its poison.