Reason shows us our duty; he who can make us love our duty is more powerful than reason itself.

Esteem has more engaging charms than friendship, or even love. It captivates hearts better, and never makes ings.

Misers are very kind people: they amass wealth for those who wish their death.

I believe, indeed, that it is more laudable to suffer great misfortunes than to do great things.

Can princes born in palaces be sensible of the misery of those who dwell in cottages?

To believe with certainty, we must begin with doubting.

We are usually mistaken in esteeming men too much; rarely in esteeming them too little.

Gaiety is the soul's health; sadness is its poison.

How many persons fancy they have experience simply because they have grown old!

Genius speaks only to genius.

Conscience warns us as a friend before it punishes us as a judge.

That's how I grew up - it wasn't cool to not have a good system.

It is a misfortune of the times that all of us must needs be amateur economists-including, and perhaps especially, the professionals.

The law of the realm cannot be changed but by Parliament.

I should have checked the price tag before I gave them my last name.

At the bottom of all our fears is simply the that we can't handle what life hands us.

Use your power to do whatever it takes to secure for humankind an enduring place on this little blue speck in the universe - our only hope.

A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp, The very dead of winter.

Fame, I mean, it's like a bubble, in a way. It's like something glittery, and it goes, and it can be forgotten fast.

I was a coward on instinct.

Don't tell me you're my friend. Act like one.