He who fears death dies every time he thinks of it..

Nothing but religion is capable of changing pains into pleasures..

It is having in some measure a sort of wit to know how to use the wit of others..

Misers are very kind people: they amass wealth for those who wish their death..

Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for..

I believe, indeed, that it is more laudable to suffer great misfortunes than to do great things..

Genius speaks only to genius..

The strong desire for success is the best indication that you can achieve success..

A well-read fool is the most pestilent of blockheads; his learning is a flail which he knows not how to handle, and with which he breaks his neighbor….

To make good use of life, one should have in youth the experience of advanced years, and in old age the vigor of youth..

Conscience warns us as a friend before it punishes us as a judge..

We are usually mistaken in esteeming men too much; rarely in esteeming them too little..

Some like to understand what they believe in. Others like to believe in what they understand..

We rise to fortune by successive steps; we descend by only one..

How many persons fancy they have experience simply because they have grown old!.

To believe with certainty, we must begin with doubting..

Religion has nothing more to fear than not being sufficiently understood..

Science when well-digested is nothing but good sense and reason..

Esteem has more engaging charms than friendship, or even love. It captivates hearts better, and never makes ings..

There are few defects in our nature so glaring as not to be veiled from observation by politeness and good-breeding..

Gaiety is the soul's health; sadness is its poison..