In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.

The superfluous is the most necessary.

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

Men must have somewhat altered the course of nature; for they were not born wolves, yet they have become wolves. God did not give them twenty-four-pounders or bayonets, yet they have made themselves bayonets and guns to destroy each other. In the same category I place not only bankruptcies, but the law which carries off the bankrupts’ effects, so as to defraud their creditors.

Present opportunities are not to be neglected; they rarely visit us twice.

The adjective is the enemy of the noun. Variant: The adjective is the enemy of the substantive.

The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech.