Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
The rude beginnings of every art acquire a greater celebrity than the art in perfection; he who first played the fiddle was looked upon as a demigod.
Come! you presence will either give me life or kill me with pleasure.
Prejudices are what rule the vulgar crowd.
Individual misfortunes give rise to the general good; so that the more individual misfortunes exist, the more all is fine.