To owe an obligation to a worthy friend is a happiness, and can be no disparagement. — Pierre Charron
The shortest follies are the best. [Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.] — Pierre Charron
Gratitude is a duty none can be excused from, because it is always at our own disposal. — Pierre Charron
He who receives a benefit should never forget it; he who bestows should never remember it. — Pierre Charron
The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others. — Pierre Charron
Pleasure and pain, though directly opposite are contrived to be constant companions. — Pierre Charron
God, nature, the wise, the world, preach man, exhort him both by word and deed to the study of himself. — Pierre Charron
The most excellent and divine counsel, the best and most profitable advertisement of all others — Pierre Charron