There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.
Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.
We are far more liable to catch the vices than the virtues of our associates.
There is only one passion, the passion for happiness.
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.
Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.