God gave us the gift of life it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.

History should be written as philosophy.

All men are by nature free; you have therefore an undoubted liberty to depart whenever you please, but will have many and great difficulties to encounter in passing the frontiers.

All men are born with a nose and five fingers, but no one is born with a knowledge of God.

Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.