The earliest desire of succeeding is almost always a prognostic of success..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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….

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

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

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

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

Genius speaks only to genius..

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