The temple of fame stands upon the grave: the flame that burns upon its altars is kindled from the ashes of great men.

The objects that we have known in better days are the main props that sustain the weight of our affections, and give us strength to await our future lot.

The world loves to be amused by hollow professions, to be deceived by flattering appearances, to live in a state of hallucination; and can forgive everything but the plain, downright, simple, honest truth.

Every one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt; none out of ten have the inclination.

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.

We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.

[Science is] the desire to know causes.