Reconciliation with our enemies is simply a desire to better our condition, a weariness of war, or the fear of some unlucky thing from occurring.

Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils, but present evils triumph over it.

The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having seen, makes up a good part of our sincerity.

To boast that one never flirts is actually a kind of flirtation.

It is easier to rule others than to keep from being ruled oneself.

We easily forgive our friends those faults that do no affect us ourselves.

The more we love, the nearer we are to hate.