He that enjoys naught without thanksgiving is as though he robbed God.
I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.
If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.
The less men think, the more they talk.
The alms given to a naked man in the street do not fulfil the obligations of the state, which owes to every citizen a certain subsistence, a proper nourishment, convenient clothing, and a kind of life not incompatible with health.
They who love to inform themselves, are never idle. Though I have no business of consequence to take care of, I am nevertheless continually employed. I spend my life in examining things: I write down in the evening whatever I have remarked, what I have seen, and what I have heard in the day: every thing engages my attention, and every thing excites my wonder: I am like an infant, whose organs, as yet tender, are strongly affected by the slightest objects.
Political liberty in a citizen is that tranquillity of spirit which comes from the opinion each one has of his security, and in order for him to have this liberty the government must be such that one citizen cannot fear another citizen.
Always carry with you into the pulpit a sense of the immense consequences which may depend on your full and faithful presentation of the truth.
Kids want nothing more than for all the important adults in their life to get along.
Ocean, Ocean I'll beat you in the end.
Irony - The modern mode: either the devil’s mark or the snorkel of sanity.