The right of commanding is no longer an advantage transmitted by nature; like an inheritance, it is the fruit of labors, the price of courage.
A good imitation is the most perfect originality
A physician is an unfortunate gentleman who is every day required to perform a miracle; namely to reconcile health with intemperance.
The superstitious man is to the rogue what the slave is to the tyrant.
Atheism is the vice of a few intelligent people.
Time is man's most precious asset. All men neglect it; all regret the loss of it; nothing can be done without it.