The gallantry of the mind consists in agreeable flattery.

There are few occasions when we should make a bad bargain by giving up the good on condition that no ill was said of us.

Those only are despicable who fear to be despised.

Few things are needed to make a wise man happy; nothing can make a fool content; that is why most men are miserable.

It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.

The aversion to lying is often a hidden ambition to render our words credible and weighty, and to attach a religious aspect to our conversation.

Those great and glorious actions that dazzle our eyes with their luster are represented by statesmen as the result of great wisdomand excellent design; whereas, in truth, they are commonly the effects of the humors and passions.