Alain Rene Le Sage —

Alain-René Lesage (French pronunciation: ​ ; 6 May 1668 – 17 November 1747; older spelling Le Sage) was a French novelist and playwright. Lesage is best known for his comic novel The Devil upon Two Sticks (1707, Le Diable boiteux), his comedy Turcaret , and his picaresque novel Gil Blas ... (wikipedia)

Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
I am happy and content because I think I am.
Doubt is not below knowledge, but above it.
Justice is such a fine thing that we cannot pay too dearly for it.