Magnanimity is sufficiently defined by its name, nevertheless one can say it is the good sense of pride, the most noble way of receiving praise.

A lofty mind always thinks nobly, it easily creates vivid, agreeable, and natural fancies, places them in their best light, clothes them with all appropriate adornments, studies others' tastes, and clears away from its own thoughts all that is useless and disagreeable.

To establish ourselves in the world, we have to do all we can to appear established. To succeed in the world, we do everything we can to appear successful.

Hatred is stronger than friendship.

We arrive at the various stages of life quite as novices.

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.

There are some persons who only disgust with their abilities, there are persons who please even with their faults.