Come! you presence will either give me life or kill me with pleasure.

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is Metaphysics.

To pray to God is to flatter oneself that with words one can alter nature.

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.

Errors flies from mouth to mouth, from pen to pen, and to destroy it takes ages.

A physician is an unfortunate gentleman who is every day required to perform a miracle; namely to reconcile health with intemperance.

One should always aim at being interesting, rather than exact.