Vanity, shame, and above all disposition, often make men brave and women chaste.

Few are sufficiently wise to prefer censure which is useful to praise which is treacherous.

Sometimes we think we dislike flattery, but it is only the way it is done that we dislike.

The violence we do to ourselves in order to remain faithful to the one we love is hardly better than an act of infidelity.

Self-love, as it happens to be well or ill conducted, constitutes virtue and vice.

We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger.

The art of using moderate abilities to advantage often brings greater results than actual brilliance