The courage of a great many men, and the virtue of a great many women, are the effect of vanity, shame, and especially a suitabletemperament.
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
No men are oftener wrong than those that can least bear to be so.
Great names abase, instead of elevating, those who do not know how to bear them.
The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals.
If there be a love pure and free from the admixture of our other passions, it is that which lies hidden in the bottom of our heart, and which we know not ourselves.