There is an excess both in happiness and misery above our power of sensation.

Truth has scarce done so much good in the world as the false appearances of it have done hurt.

Το know how to profit by good advice, requires nearly as much ability as to know how to act for one'self.

Fortunate persons hardly ever amend their ways: they always imagine that they are in the right when fortune upholds their bad conduct.

The trust that we put in ourselves makes us feel trust in others.

Too great cleverness is but deceptive delicacy, true delicacy is the most substantial cleverness.

We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered.