Hope Deceives More Men Than Cunning Does.

You Can Purchase The Mind Of Pascal For A Crown. Pleasures Even Cheaper Are Sold To Those Who Give Themselves Up To Them. It Is Only Luxuries And Objects Of Caprice That Are Rare And Difficult To Obtain; Unfortunately They Are The Only Things That Touch The Curiosity And Taste Of Ordinary Men.

The Shortness Of Life Cannot Dissuade Us From Its Pleasures, Nor Console Us For Its Pains.

When A Thought Is Too Weak To Be Expressed Simply, It Should Be Rejected.

All Men Are Born Truthful And Die Liars.

Vice Foments War; It Is Virtue Which Actually Fights. If There Were No Virtue, We Would Live In Peace Forever.