The desire which urges us to deserve praise strengthens our good qualities, and praise given to wit, valour, and beauty, tends to increase them.

To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.

If you cannot find peace in yourself, it is useless to look for it elsewhere.

We acknowledge that we should not talk of our wives; but we seem not to know that we should talk still less of ourselves.

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

We are very far from always knowing our own wishes.

The shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwise never have attempted.