Self-love makes our friends appear more or less deserving in proportion to the delight we take in them, and the measures by whichwe judge of their worth depend upon the manner of their conversing with us.

Were we perfectly acquainted with the object, we should never passionately desire it.

Generosity is the vanity of giving.

Those who give too much attention to trifling things become generally incapable of great ones.

Our hopes, often though they deceive us, lead us pleasantly along the path of life.

True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.

Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.