It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.
At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone.
A man must have very eminent qualities to hold his own without being polite.
The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.
Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us.
It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.
He who has lived a day has lived an age.
As long as men are liable to die and are desirous to live a physician will be made fun of but he will be well paid.
The most exquisite pleasure is giving pleasure to others.
The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.
There are no ugly women there are only women who do not know how to look pretty.
It is a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to talk well nor enough judgement to be silent.
There are only three events in a man's life birth, life, and death he is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live.
A man often runs the risk of throwing away a witticism if he admits that it is his own.
Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.
We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.
When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman.
We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at all.
It is a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to talk well nor enough judgment to be silent.
Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings.