Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

If error is corrected whenever it is recognized as such,the path of error is the path of truth.

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?