We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.

Gratitude is a lively sense of benefits to come.

Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.

Sometimes there is equal or more ability in knowing how to use good advice than there is in giving it.

The trust that we put in ourselves makes us feel trust in others.

Love of fame, fear of disgrace, schemes for advancement, desire to make life comfortable and pleasant, and the urge to humiliate others are often at the root of the valour men hold in such high esteem.

To praise princes for virtues they do not possess is to insult them without fear of consequences.