He who has heard the same thing told by 12,000 eye-witnesses has only 12,000 probabilities, which are equal to one strong probability, which is far from certain.

Virtue debases itself in justifying itself.

Men use thought only to justify their wrong doings, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.

Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.

A historian has many duties... the first is not to slander; the second is not to bore

A good imitation is the most perfect originality

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.