History should be written as philosophy.

The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

Common sense is not so common.

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.

God gave us the gift of life it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.