The world embarrasses me and I cannot dream That this watch exists and has no watchmaker.

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.

Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.

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.

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.