Moderation cannot have the credit of combatiug and subduing ambition, they are never found together. Moderation is the languor and indolence of the soul, as ambition is its activity and ardor.

We endeavor to make a virtue of the faults we are unwilling to correct.

It is not enough that we should succeed, but our friends must fail as well.

To understand matters rightly we should understand their details; and as that knowledge is almost infinite, our knowledge is always superficial and imperfect.

Jealousy is not love, but self-love.

Everyone praises his heart, none dare praise their understanding.

Self-interest speaks all manner of tongues and plays all manner of parts, even that of disinterestedness.