One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say the letter kills and the spirit gives life.

If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.