We must distinguish between speaking to deceive and being silent to be reserved.
Opinion is called the queen of the world; it is so, for when reason opposes it, it is condemned to death. It must rise twenty times from its ashes to gradually drive away the usurper.
One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.
Mortals are equal; their mask differs.
Love truth, but pardon error.
The best is the enemy of the good.