Exaggeration is a prodigality of the judgment which shows the narrowness of one's knowledge or one's taste.

Evil report carries further than any applause.

It is a great misfortune to be of use to nobody; scarcely less to be of use to everybody.

Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you.

The happy are an exception who enjoy innocently their simple happiness.