Nothing is so contagious as example.

Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.

The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.

The gallantry of the mind consists in agreeable flattery.

Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of wit.

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.

As uncommon a thing as true love is, it is yet easier to find than true friendship.