My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.
In plain Truth, it is no Want, but rather Abundance that creates Avarice.
He who is not sure of his memory, should not undertake the trade of lying.
No doctor takes pleasure in the health even of his friends.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
The pleasantest things in the world are pleasant thoughts, and the great art of life is to have as many of them as possible.
Take care that old age does not wrinkle your spirit even more than your face.
The truth of these days is not that which really is, but what every man persuades another man to believe.
In my opinion, every rich man is a miser.
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
Don't be afraid to say what you are not afraid to think
The only thing certain is nothing is certain.
Only the fools are certain and assured.
Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
Is it not better to remain in suspense than to entangle yourself in the many errors that the human fancy has produced? Is it not better to suspend your convictions than to get mixed up in these seditious and quarrelsome divisions?
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
Man is quite insane. He wouldn?t know how to create a maggot, and he creates Gods by the dozen.
People of our time are so formed for agitation and ostentation that goodness, moderation, equability, constancy, and such quiet and obscure qualities are no longer felt.
We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
A man must not always tell all, for that be folly; but what a man says should be what he thinks.
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