“No doubt, when modesty was made a virtue, it was a very advantageous thing for the fools, for everybody is expected to speak of himself as if he were one.”

“Every child is in a way a genius; and every genius is in a way a child.”

“History is the long, difficult and confused dream of Mankind.”

“The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind; the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity.”

“Every human perfection is linked to an error which it threatens to turn into”

“Nature ever faithful isTo such as trust her faithfulness.”

“Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.”

“I'm not saying girls are perfect, because we all know that's not true. But why be unfaithful to her if she was true to you.”