Oh! How Seldom The Soul

God Never Makes Us Sensible Of Our Weakness Except To Give Us Of His Strength.

There Is No Real Elevation Of Mind In A Contempt Of Little Things; It Is, On The Contrary, From Too Narrow Views That We Consider Those Things Of Little Importance Which Have In Fact Such Extensive Consequences.

The Art Of Cookery Is The Art Of Poisoning Mankind, By Rendering The Appetite Still Importunate, When The Wants Of Nature Are Supplied.

All Wars Are Civil Wars, Because All Men Are Brothers.

Simplicity Is The Straightforwardness Of A Soul Which Refuses Itself Any Reaction With Regard To Itself Or Its Deeds. This Virtue Differs From And Surpasses Sincerity. We See Many People Who Are Sincere Without Being Simple. They Do Not Wish To Be Taken For Other Than What They Are; But They Are Always Fearing Lest They Should Be Taken For What They Are Not.