The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies.

What makes vanity so insufferable to us, is that it hurts our own.

As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing.

We may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love us more than we would have them do.

Women can less easily surmount their coquetry than their passions.

It is often hard to determine whether a clear, open, and honorable proceeding is the result of goodness or of cunning.

If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.