Praising an honest person who doesn’t deserve it, always wounds them.

Whate’er is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease.

Of all the animals which fly in the air, walk on the land, or swim in the sea, from Paris to Peru, from Japan to Rome, the most foolish animal in my opinion is man.

Whate'er is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease.

At times truth may not seem probable.

Whatever we conceive well we express clearly, and words flow with ease. [Fr., Ce que l'on concoit bien s'enonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisement.]

Time flies and draws us with it. The moment in which I am speaking is already far from me.

A fool can always find a greater fool who admires him.

A burlesque word is often a powerful sermon.

Of every four words I write, I strike out three.