To judge of the real importance of the individual, we should think of the effect his death would produce. — Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis Copy Share Image
Reflection increases the vigor of the mind, as exercise does the strength of the body. — Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis Copy Share Image
To judge of the real importance of the individual, we should think of the effect his death would produce. — Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis Copy Share Image
The uncertainty of events disturbs the purest enjoyments. — Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis Copy Share Image
Human nature is so weak that the honest men who have no religion make me fret with their perilous virtue, as rope-dancers with their… — Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis Copy Share Image
It is because gold is rare that gilding has been invented, which, without having its solidity, has all its brilliancy. Thus, to replace the… — Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis Copy Share Image
Since we are exposed to inevitable sorrows, wisdom is the art of finding compensation. — Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis Copy Share Image
