It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.
Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.
There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.
A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.
The little man is still a man.
If I love you, what business is it of yours?
To witness two lovers is a spectacle for the gods.
A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.
Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.
No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.
Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time.
I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better that book or orator.
Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers.
On all the peaks lies peace.
He who has a task to perform must know how to take sides, or he is quite unworthy of it.
Whatever you cannot understand, you cannot possess.
He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs religion.
I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true.
