The love of new acquaintance comes not so much from being weary of what we had before, or from any satisfaction there is in change, as from the distaste we feel in being too little admired by those that know us too well, and the hope of being more admired by those that know us less.

Many people despise wealth, but few know how to give it away.

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

Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.

The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.

None but great men are capable of having great flaws.

Listening well and answering well is one of the greatest perfections that can be obtained in conversation.