Everything that is in agreement with our personal desires seems true; everything that is not puts us in a rage.
Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.
All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast.
Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
We don't love a woman for what she says, we like what she says because we love her.
Live as if you were eternal.