He who hid well, lived well
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. A native of the Kingdom of France, he spent about 20 years of his life in the Dutch Republic after serving for a while in the Dutch States Army of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange and the Stadtholder of the United Provinces.
Concience is the best of the books of morality, so we must always make reference to it.
Compared to the pleasure given by granting pardon, the pleasure given by exacting revenge is very faint indeed.
To eat less is healthy, to speak less is wisdom, and to sleep less is worship
I have talked with great men, and I do not see how they differ from others
Backbiting is the attempt of one who is incapable of doing better himself
O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out
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