The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.
Say not you know another entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.
There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive.
Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.
Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.
What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtuous man ought often to ask himself.
Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.
He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has never yet tasted the most sublime enjoyment of love.
Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.
Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character.
Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?
Don't speak evil of someone if you don't know for certain, and if you do know ask yourself, why am I telling it?
The prudent see only the difficulties, the bold only the advantages, of a great enterprise; the hero sees both; diminishes the former and makes the latter preponderate, and so conquers.
Mistrust the person who finds everything good, and the person who finds everything evil, and mistrust even more the person who is indifferent to everything.
The public seldom forgive twice.
Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.
Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.
If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic.
He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.
I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.
