Nothing is more annoying than to be obscurely hanged.
Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.
The biggest reward for a thing well done is to have done it.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.
Friends should be preferred to kings.