Those who are absent, by its means become present; it [mail] is the consolation of life.
He who doesn't have the spirit of his time, has all its misery.
There are men who can think no deeper than a fact.
I am the best-natured creature in the world, and yet I have already killed three, and of these three two were priests.
Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.
If you wish to obtain a great name or to found an establishment, be completely mad; but be sure that your madness corresponds with the turn and temper of your age.