Those who are absent, by its means become present; it [mail] is the consolation of life.
Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare.
Secret griefs are more cruel than public calamities.
Pleasantry is never good on serious points, because it always regards subjects in that point of view in which it is not the purpose to consider them.
The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.