The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
We are almost always wearied in the company of persons with whom we are not permitted to be weary.
Taste may change, but inclination never.
In growing old, we become more foolish - and more wise.
We easily forgive our friends those faults that do no affect us ourselves.
The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.