It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.

The man who leaves money to charity in his will is only giving away what no longer belongs to him

There are men who can think no deeper than a fact.

The abuse of grace is affectation, as the abuse of the sublime is absurdity; all perfection is nearly a fault.

True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others.

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.