We never desire strongly, what we desire rationally.
Our minds are lazier than our bodies.
Innocence is lucky if it finds the same protection as guilt
No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will.
The less you trust others, the less you will be deceived.
If it were not for poetry, few men would ever fall in love.