Men, generally going with the stream, seldom judge for themselves, and purity of taste is almost as rare as talent.
The spirit of property doubles a man's strength.
Come! you presence will either give me life or kill me with pleasure.
Nature has always had more force than education.
The man who, in a fit of melancholy, kills himself today, would have wished to live had he waited a week.
True power and true politeness are above vanity.