Vanity, shame, and above all disposition, often make men brave and women chaste.
Our enemies come nearer the truth in the opinions they form of us than we do in our opinion of ourselves.
Cunning and treachery are the offspring of incapacity.
We like to read others but we do not like to be read.
Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts
Few are sufficiently wise to prefer censure which is useful to praise which is treacherous.