“Peace is not an absence of war. It is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.”

“To understand everything is to forgive everything.”

“Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.”

“Unquiet meals make ill digestions; therefore the happiness of a man's life is to be measured not by the great feasts, but by the frequency of his simple, pleasant repasts.”