There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men.

There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men.

One must not hope to be more than one can be.

The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch oneself live.

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.

Scandal is an importunate wasp, against which we must make no movement unless we are quite sure that we can kill it; otherwise it will return to the attack more furious than ever.