Peace Renders Nations Happier And Men Weaker.

There Does Not Exist A Man Sufficiently Intelligent Never To Be Tiresome.

Some Are Born To Invent, Others To Embellish; But The Gilder Attracts More Attention Than The Architect.

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.

Servitude Degrades People To Such A Point That They Come To Like It.

Despair Puts The Last Touch Not Only To Our Misery But Also To Our Weakness.