Good and bad fortune are found severally to visit those who have the most of the one or the other.

Whatever discoveries we may have made in the regions of self-love, there still remain many unknown lands.

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

A man's wits are better employed in bearing up under the misfortunes that lie upon him at present than in foreseeing those that may come upon him hereafter.

One should treat one's fate as one does one's health; enjoy it when it is good, be patient with it when it is poor, and never attempt any drastic cure save as an ultimate resort.

We feel good and ill only in proportion to our self-love.

In love deceit nearly always goes further than mistrust.