We may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love us more than we would have them do.
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
Those only are despicable who fear to be despised.
Whatever pretended causes we may blame our afflictions upon, it is often nothing but self-interest and vanity that produce them.
The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
What makes vanity so insufferable to us, is that it hurts our own.