"I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy ..." — Michel de Montaigne

Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.

We are Christians by the same title as we are natives of Perigord or Germany.

The confidence in another man's virtue is no light evidence of a man's own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.

'Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.