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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.  
A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.  
Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with th...  
Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearanc...  
By the work one knows the workman.  
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.  
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.  
Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.  
Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.  
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor...  
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the sett...  
It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.  
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vani...  
Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.  
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be p...  
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a pru...  
Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend.  
One of the secrets of getting more done is to make a TO DO List every ...  
One often has need of one, inferior to himself.  
One returns to the place one came from.  
Patience and time do more than strength or passion.  
People who make no noise are dangerous.  
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.  
Sadness flies away on the wings of time.  
The argument of the strongest is always the best.  
The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them.  
We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.  
We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxu...