Some Follies Are Caught, Like Contagious Diseases.

A Man Often Thinks He Rules Himself, When All The While He Is Ruled And Managed; And While His Understanding Directs One Design, His Affections Imperceptibly Draw Him Into Another.

We Can Never Be Certain Of Our Courage Until We Have Faced Danger.

We Do Not Wish Ardently For What We Desire Only Through Reason.

Everyone Complains Of His Memory, And Nobody Complains Of His Judgment.

I Always Say To Myself, What Is The Most Important Thing We Can Think About At This Extraordinary Moment.