The Bible. That is what fools have written, what imbeciles commend, what rogues teach and young children are made to learn by heart.
Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but they are seldom or ever inventors.
Beware of the words "internal security," for they are the eternal cry of the oppressor.
It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.
One of the chief misfortunes of honest people is that they are cowardly.
What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.