Humility is the altar upon which God wishes that we should offer Him His sacrifices.
Envy is more incapable of reconciliation than hatred is.
Folly pursues us at all periods of our lives. If someone seems wise it is only because his follies are proportionate to his age and fortune.
Extreme boredom provides its own antidote.
Taste may change, but inclination never.
There are more defects in temperament than in the mind.