Clarity is the good faith of philosophers - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

Some authors regard morality in the same light as we regard modern architecture. Convenience is the first thing to be looked for.

La foi est la consolation des misérables et la terreur des heureux.

Are we surprised if a sick man cannot walk, or keep awake, or stand upright? Would it not be more surprising if he was the same man as when he was well? If we have a headache, or have slept badly, we are excused for telling incapable of work, and yet no one suspects us of always being lazy. Shall we deny a dying man the privilege we grant a man with a headache? And dare we assert that the man who lacks courage in his last agony never possessed virtue when he was well.