Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

Passions are like the winds, necessary to give movement to everything, although they are often the cause of hurricanes.

Modesty is the complement of wisdom.

Don't take life too seriously; you won't get out of it alive anyway.

Health is the unit that gives value to all the zeros in life.

Expecting too much happiness is an obstacle to happiness.

When things do not want to conform to us, we must conform to them.

If I had my hand closed full of truths, I would take great care not to open it.

Vanity is self-love exposed.

The good needs to provide evidence; the beautiful does not.

Pride is the complement of ignorance.